Keephills Generating Station Explained
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]
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
Notes and References
- http://www.capitalpower.com/CORPORATERESPONSIBILITY/ENVIRONMENT/CLEANPOWER/Pages/Keephills3.aspx
- Web site: Coal-Fired Plants in Canada. dead. https://archive.today/20121205091754/http://www.industcards.com/st-coal-canada.htm. 2012-12-05. 2010-04-30.
- Web site: Keephills 3 | TransAlta . 2013-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131231001516/http://www.transalta.com/facilities/plants-operation/keephills3 . 2013-12-31 . dead .
- Web site: Capital Power to gain 100% ownership and control of Genesee Generating Station through divestiture of interest in Keephills 3 . 2020-12-30 . www.capitalpower.com.
- Web site: Keephills 3 . TransAlta . 2018-11-13.
- Web site: Keephills 3 power plant begins commercial operation. www.capitalpower.com.
- Web site: TransAlta Establishes Renewables Growth Targets and Declares Dividend Increase of 11% . en . 28 September 2021.
