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Burrard Thermal Generating Plant, 1963

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Burrard Thermal Generating Plant

The backup electrical source for Metro Vancouver during peak hours

or when the reservoirs for hydroelectricity are running low, the gas-powered Burrard Thermal generating plant was completed in 1963 near Port Moody. It has served faithfully ever since.

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