The Port Alice papers [power system load additions]

Abstract

This paper describes project site conditions at a remote location on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, and defines the challenges faced when adding a large new load to an existing small power system. The Port Alice Papers describe a major installation in an existing pulp mill in Port Alice, British Columbia. Consideration of maintenance, operations and safety appropriate for this plant were vital to the success of the project. The information given in these papers will be useful to engineers working on projects in existing facilities where conditions are not ideal.