Keephills Generating Station

Keephills Generating Station is a coal fired station operated by TransAlta, located near Keephills, Alberta, Canada. Unit 3 is a low emission station, which replaced the older Wabamun 4 station.[1]

Keephills Generating Station
Country
  • Canada
LocationParkland County,
near Keephills, Alberta
Coordinates53°26′54″N 114°27′02″W
StatusOperational
Commission date1983
Owner(s)TransAlta & Capital Power
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Turbine technologySteam turbine
Power generation
Nameplate capacity800 MW

Description

The station consists of the following units:

  • Unit 1 and 2 are each 420 MW unit operated and owned by TransAlta.[2]
  • Unit 3 is a 463 MW unit, built as a joint venture between TransAlta and Capital Power Corporation. It came onstream in 2011.[3] In 2019, TransAlta acquired full ownership of the unit.[4] This unit is a supercritical boiler manufactured by Hitachi. The unit cost about $1.98 billion to build.[5][6]

The plant has two 138.6 m (455 ft) smokestacks.


See also

References

  1. https://archive.today/20121205091754/http://www.industcards.com/st-coal-canada.htm. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2010-04-30. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-12-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Capital Power to gain 100% ownership and control of Genesee Generating Station through divestiture of interest in Keephills 3". www.capitalpower.com. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  4. "Keephills 3". TransAlta. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  5. "Keephills 3 power plant begins commercial operation". www.capitalpower.com.


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