H. R. Milner Generating Station

H. R. Milner Generating Station
Country	Canada
Location	Municipal District of Greenview No. 16, near Grande Cache, Alberta
Coordinates	54.0073°N 119.1034°W / 54.0073; -119.1034
Status	Operational
Commission date	1972
Owner(s)	Milner Power Inc.
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Secondary fuel	Natural Gas
Turbine technology	Steam turbine
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	144 MW

H. R. Milner Generating Station is a coal fired station owned by Maxim Power, located near Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada. Fuel is provided by the nearby coal mine. The plant was constructed and initially owned by Canadian Utilities, then owned by ATCO Power from 2000-2004. The plant is named after H. R. Milner a former executive with Canadian Utilities. In March 2016, the station was temporarily shutdown by Maxim Power.

Description

The station consists of one 144 MW unit.

In 2011 the Alberta Utilities Commission approved the construction of a new 500 MW Supercritical Unit. This was considered controversial as the approval was given just in time to allow construction to be completed before new federal regulations (essentially preventing new coal plant construction) were put into place. In the wake of new federal regulations governing greenhouse gas emissions introduced in 2012, Maxim Power applied to change the new unit from one 500 MW coal-fired generator, to two 260 MW natural gas fired generators. This application was approved by the Alberta Utilities Commission in June 2014.