Battle River Generating Station
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| Battle River Generating Station | |
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| Location | Battle River, County of Paintearth No. 18, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 52°28′08″N 112°08′02″W / 52.46889°N 112.13389°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | Unit 1: 1954 Unit 2: 1954 Unit 3: 1968-1969 Unit 4: 1973 Unit 5: 1980 |
| Owners | Previous: ATCO Power, Current: Heartland Generation |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas (100%) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | Unit 4: 155 MW Unit 5: 385 MW |
| Units decommissioned | Unit 1: 32 MW Unit 2: 32 MW Unit 3: 149 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 540 MW |
Battle River Generating Station is a natural gas-fired power station owned by Heartland Generation. It is located near Forestburg, Alberta, Canada. Formerly a coal-fired power station, it transitioned away from coal in 2021.[2] Natural gas is supplied by the Pembina Keephills Transmission pipeline.[3][4] The plant features two large smokestacks, 161 m (528 ft) and 137 m (450 ft) tall.
History
[edit]Units 1 and 2 were 32 MW coal-fired generating units that operated from 1954 until their retirement in 2000.[5] Unit 3, supplied by Combustion Engineering, was a 149 MW coal-fired unit [citation needed], commissioned in late 1968 and early 1969, and retired on December 31, 2019.[6] Coal was provided by the Forestburg Collieries operated by Westmoreland Coal.
Unit 4 is a 155 MW unit that initially operated using 50% coal and 50% natural gas. It stopped using coal in 2021. Unit 5 is a 385 MW gas-fired steam unit.[7][4]
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ https://transalta.com/our-operations/facilities/battle-river/
- ↑ "Heartland Generation Announces Completion of Off Coal Transitions". 2022-10-05. Archived from the original on 2024-07-19. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
- ↑ Archived 2010-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 "Demand". www.aer.ca. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ↑ "st-coal-canada". archive.is. 2012-12-05.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help)CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Notice of Retirement - Battle River 3 (BR3) effective January 1, 2020". AESO. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ↑ "St-coal-canada".
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