Keephills Generating Station

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Keephills Generating Station
Keephills Generating Station
Country
  • Canada
Location Parkland County,
near Keephills, Alberta
Coordinates 53°26′54″N114°27′02″W / 53.44833°N 114.45056°W / 53.44833; -114.45056
StatusOperational
Commission date 1983
Owner(s) TransAlta & Capital Power
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Coal
Turbine technology Steam turbine
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 800 MW

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]

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Description

The station consists of the following units:

Unit 1 was retired on December 31, 2021. [7]

The plant has two 138.6 m (455 ft) smokestacks.

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References

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  2. "Coal-Fired Plants in Canada". Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
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  4. "Capital Power to gain 100% ownership and control of Genesee Generating Station through divestiture of interest in Keephills 3". www.capitalpower.com. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  5. "Keephills 3". TransAlta. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  6. "Keephills 3 power plant begins commercial operation". www.capitalpower.com.
  7. "TransAlta Establishes Renewables Growth Targets and Declares Dividend Increase of 11%". 28 September 2021.