Sheerness Generating Station

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Sheerness Generating Station
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Sheerness Generating Station
Country
  • Canada
Location Special Area No. 2, near Hanna, Alberta
Coordinates 51°26′32″N111°47′32″W / 51.44222°N 111.79222°W / 51.44222; -111.79222 Coordinates: 51°26′32″N111°47′32″W / 51.44222°N 111.79222°W / 51.44222; -111.79222
StatusOperational
Commission date 1986
Owner(s)Heartland Generation 50%
TransAlta 50%
Operator(s)Heartland Generation
Employees~60
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Natural Gas
Cooling source Artificial pond supplied by the Red Deer River
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 800 MW

Sheerness Generating Station is a coal-fired power station owned by Heartland Generation (50%) and TransAlta (50%), located southeast of Hanna, Alberta.

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