Brandon Generating Station is a natural gas-fired power station owned by Manitoba Hydro, located in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.
The station was first built to burn lignite from Saskatchewan.
On 1 January 2010, Unit 5, the sole coal-fired unit, was downgraded to emergency use only, per section 16 of the Manitoba Climate Change and Emissions Reductions Act.
[1][2] Unit 5 was permitted to operate as a generator only under certain circumstances:[3] The last allowance required Unit 5 to operate for 3–4 days each month at 10–15% of maximum capacity.
[2] Unit 5 stopped burning coal on August 1, 2018, and was converted to a synchronous condenser.