Location Map Caption: | Location of Wabamun Generating Station |
Coordinates: | 53.5583°N -114.4881°W |
Country: | Canada |
Location: | Wabamun, Alberta |
Status: | D |
Commissioned: | 1956 |
Decommissioned: | 2010 |
Owner: | TransAlta |
Th Fuel Primary: | Subbituminous coal |
Ps Units Operational: | 2 X 66 MW 1 X 159 MW 1 X 279 MW |
Ps Units Manu Model: | AEI Metropolitan-Vickers |
Ps Electrical Capacity: | 582 MW |
Wabamun Generating Station was a coal-fired power station owned by TransAlta, located next to the village of Wabamun, Alberta. The station's primary source of fuel was sub bituminous from the Whitewood mine.[1] Unit 3 was retired in 2002; Units 1 and 2 on December 31, 2004, and Unit 4 on March 31, 2010.[2] On August 11, 2011, the main building was levelled by a controlled implosion.[3] Plans for the site include high rise condos and a waterfront.[4]
The plant consisted of:[5]
Decommissioned in 2010 with the smoke stacks demolished in March 2011.[6]