Keephills Generating Station
Encyclopedia
Keephills Generating Station is a coal fired station
operated by TransAlta
, located near Keephills, Alberta
, Canada
. Unit 3, currently under construction is a low emission station, when it comes online, the older station Wabamun 4
will be taken offline.
Fossil fuel power plant
A fossil-fuel power station is a power station that burns fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas or petroleum to produce electricity. Central station fossil-fuel power plants are designed on a large scale for continuous operation...
operated by TransAlta
TransAlta
TransAlta Corporation is a power generation and wholesale marketing company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.TransAlta maintains a low-to-moderate risk profile by operating a highly contracted portfolio of assets in Canada, the United States and Australia...
, located near Keephills, Alberta
Keephills, Alberta
Keephills is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Parkland County. It is located approximately south of Highway 16 and southwest of Edmonton. A nearby employer is the Keephills Generating Station.- Demographics :...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Unit 3, currently under construction is a low emission station, when it comes online, the older station Wabamun 4
Wabamun Generating Station
Wabamun Generating Station was a coal fired plant owned by TransAlta, located next to the village of Wabamun, Alberta. The stations primary source of fuel was sub bituminous from the Whitewood mine. Unit 3 was retired in 2002; Unit 1 and 2 on December 31, 2004 and 4 in on March 31, 2010. On...
will be taken offline.
Description
The station consists of the following units:- Unit 1 and 2 are each 400 MW unit operated and owned by TransAlta.
- Unit 3 is a 450 MW unit under construction as a joint venture between TransAlta and Capital Power CorporationCapital Power CorporationCapital Power Corporation is an independent power-generation company based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Capital Power develops, acquires, and operates power generation from a variety of energy sources...
. This unit is a supercritical unit manufactured by Hitatchi. The construction cost of the unit is $1.6 billion.