Wabamun Generating Station

Wabamun Generating Station
Wabamun Generating Station
	Location of Wabamun Generating Station
Country	Canada
Location	Wabamun, Alberta
Coordinates	53°33′30″N114°29′17″W / 53.55833°N 114.48806°W
Status	Decommissioned
Commission date	1956
Decommission date	2010
Owner	TransAlta
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Subbituminous coal
Power generation
Units operational	2 X 66 MW; 1 X 159 MW; 1 X 279 MW
Make and model	AEI ; Metropolitan-Vickers
Nameplate capacity	582 MW
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Last updated July 28, 2025

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]

Unit 1 from Babcock & Wilcox at 66 MW (commissioned in 1958, decommissioned in 2004)
Unit 2 from Babcock & Wilcox at 66 MW (commissioned in 1956, decommissioned in 2004)
Unit 3 from Combustion Engineering at 150 (commissioned in 1962, decommissioned in 2002)
Unit 4 from Combustion Engineering at 300 (commissioned in 1968, decommissioned in 2010)

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

References

↑ "GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION REPORT" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
↑ Transalta Press Release TransAlta fully retires all the units of its Wabamun power plant
↑ "Wabamun Power Plant Implosion - CTV Extended". CTV Edmonton. 2011-08-11. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
↑ "Major landmark west of Edmonton no more". CTV Edmonton. 2011-08-11. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
↑ "GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION REPORT" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
↑ "Smoke stacks at Wabamun power plant come crashing down". CTV Edmonton. March 18, 2011. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2011.

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[1] "GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION REPORT" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-11-14.

[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. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved 2011-08-13.

[4] "Major landmark west of Edmonton no more". CTV Edmonton. 2011-08-11. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved 2011-08-13.

[5] "GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION REPORT" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-11-14.

[6] "Smoke stacks at Wabamun power plant come crashing down". CTV Edmonton. March 18, 2011. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2011.

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