Wabamun Generating Station

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Wabamun Generating Station
Wabamun Generating Station
Location of Wabamun Generating Station
CountryCanada
Location Wabamun, Alberta
Coordinates 53°33′30″N114°29′17″W / 53.55833°N 114.48806°W / 53.55833; -114.48806
StatusDecommissioned
Commission date 1956
Decommission date2010
Owner(s) TransAlta
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Subbituminous coal
Power generation
Units operational2 X 66 MW
1 X 159 MW
1 X 279 MW
Make and model AEI
Metropolitan-Vickers
Nameplate 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]

Description

The plant consisted of: [5]

Decommissioned in 2010 with the smoke stacks demolished in March 2011. [6]

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References

  1. GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION REPORT
  2. Transalta Press Release TransAlta fully retires all the units of its Wabamun power plant
  3. "Wabamun Power Plant Implosion - CTV Extended". CTV Edmonton. 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
  4. "Major landmark west of Edmonton no more". CTV Edmonton. 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
  5. GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION REPORT
  6. "Smoke stacks at Wabamun power plant come crashing down". CTV Edmonton. March 18, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.