Charlottetown Thermal Generating Station was a natural diesel oil power station owned by Maritime Electric , in Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island . The plant was primarily used during periods of peak demand or when the power supply from the mainline is impaired.
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1-405: The plant was the main source of electricity for the island until the first cable to the mainland was finished in 1977. The station is currently being decommissioned, and as a result its two smokestacks will be torn down. Now that two new cables have been finished in 2017, there isn't even a need for the plant as a backup. The plant was fully decommissioned as of December 31, 2021 and is currently in
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