Lambton Generating Station

The Lambton Generating Station was a coal-fueled power plant located on the St. Clair River near Corunna, Ontario, delivering up to 950 MW of power to the grid. It is owned by Ontario Power Generation.

The plant previously had a total generating capacity of 1,976 MW, prior to the permanent shutdown of generating units 1 and 2 (of four) in October 2010.

The remaining units were shut down in September 2013.

The facility has three 168-metre (551 ft) smokestacks, one of which is equipped with flue-gas desulfurization units, commonly called “scrubbers”, to remove sulfur oxide.

Emissions from scrubbers at the Lambton station could be seen for over 16 km, although with the scrubbers operating properly, these plumes likely had over 90% less SO2 compared with other coal-fired stations without scrubbers.

OPG began the decommissioning in 2016 because it couldn’t get the green light from the province to re-outfit the coal facility with natural gas. The plant had been shuttered since 2013

On November 22, 2016, it was announced that Ontario Power Generation was no longer looking at alternative uses for Lambton Generating Station, and that the facility would be decommissioned in 2017.

Now, as of February 2021 the plant is in the midst of demolition

OPG intends “to leave the site in a clean and environmentally friendly state” that preserves the “park-like atmosphere” on the parkway next to the St. Clair River. Information copied from UER written/compiled by Freaktography.

UPDATE February 12 2022 - The remaining structures and 3 smokestacks were safely imploded early this morning. This leaves 2 scrubber units and the security office buildings on site.