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 |
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| Location | Parkland County, near Keephills, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 53°26′54″N 114°27′02″W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1983 |
| Owner(s) | TransAlta & Capital Power |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Turbine technology | Steam turbine |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 800 MW |
Description
The station consists of the following units:
- Unit 2 is a 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]
Unit 1 was retired on December 31, 2021.[7]
The plant has two 138.6 m (455 ft) smokestacks.
See also
References
- "Coal-Fired Plants in Canada". Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- "Keephills 3 | TransAlta". Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
- "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.
- "Keephills 3". TransAlta. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- "Keephills 3 power plant begins commercial operation". www.capitalpower.com.
- "TransAlta Establishes Renewables Growth Targets and Declares Dividend Increase of 11%". 28 September 2021.
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