Portlands Energy Centre

PEC is a 550 MW combined cycle power generating station. We are proud to produce safe, clean, efficient and reliable electricity to the City of Toronto and Ontario. PEC uses natural gas to run two gas turbines (that are like large jet engines), and utilizes the exhaust energy to create steam. We recover and use this steam from waste heat in a steam turbine generator which then is able to produce additional power. PEC is built on the old coal storage ground from the decommissioned Hearn Plant (next door). During construction, and in the first few years of operation, a great amount of research was done to clean, cap and reforest this area. After consulting with the community, we partnered with the University of Guelphs environmental studies department to develop the pits and mounds planting area which is largely planted with indigenous species that promote pollinators and support local habitats. We see a large number of migratory birds and butterflies here, as well as small mammals ...