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The boilers are supplied by [[Combustion Engineering|CE]]/[[Hitachi]] while the turbines/generator are supplied by GEC/Hitachi.<ref>[http://www.industcards.com/st-coal-canada.htm Coal Fired Power Plants in Canada - Power Plants Around the World]</ref> The plant has two smokestacks, one 138 m (453 ft) tall, the other 121 m (397 ft) tall.<ref>http://ec.gc.ca/inrp-npri/donnees-data/index.cfm?do=facility_information&lang=En&opt_npri_id=0000000267&opt_report_year=2011</ref> |
The boilers are supplied by [[Combustion Engineering|CE]]/[[Hitachi]] while the turbines/generator are supplied by GEC/Hitachi.<ref>[http://www.industcards.com/st-coal-canada.htm Coal Fired Power Plants in Canada - Power Plants Around the World] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430182446/http://www.industcards.com/st-coal-canada.htm |date=2010-04-30 }}</ref> The plant has two smokestacks, one 138 m (453 ft) tall, the other 121 m (397 ft) tall.<ref>http://ec.gc.ca/inrp-npri/donnees-data/index.cfm?do=facility_information&lang=En&opt_npri_id=0000000267&opt_report_year=2011</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 17:19, 12 October 2017
| Genesee Generating Station | |
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| Country |
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| Location | Genesee, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 53°20′35″N 114°18′11″W / 53.343°N 114.303°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1989 (G2), 1994 (G1), 2005 (G3) |
| Owner(s) | Capital Power Corporation (100% of G1 & G2, 50% of G3), TransAlta Corporation (50% of G3) |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Turbine technology | Steam turbine |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2 × 430 MW subcritical coal-fired steam 1 × 516 MW supercritical coal-fired steam |
| Units planned | 2 × 530 MW combined cycle gas turbines (both 50% Capital Power Corporation, 50% ENMAX Corporation) |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,376 MW |
Genesee Generating Station is a coal fired station owned by Capital Power Corporation and TransAlta Corporation, located near Genesee, Alberta, Canada; 60 minutes southwest of Edmonton, Alberta. Fuel is provided by the nearby coal mine, a joint venture of EPCOR and Westmoreland Prairie Resources. The Genesee cooling pond, is an artificial pond covering 735 hectares (1,820 acres). The pond is topped up with water from the North Saskatchewan River.
The station consists of 3 units.
Description
The Genesee Generating Station consists of:[1][2]
- G1 - one 390 net MW unit (commissioned in May 1994)
- G2 - one 390 net MW unit (commissioned in October 1989)
- G3 - one 490 net MW unit (commissioned in March 2005)
The boilers are supplied by CE/Hitachi while the turbines/generator are supplied by GEC/Hitachi.[3] The plant has two smokestacks, one 138 m (453 ft) tall, the other 121 m (397 ft) tall.[4]
See also
References
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