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Wabamun Generating Station

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Country
  
Canada

Status
  
Decommissioned

Decommission date
  
2010

Commission date
  
1956

Location
  
Wabamun, Alberta

Owner(s)
  
TransAlta

Primary fuel
  
Sub-bituminous coal

Nameplate capacity
  
582 MW

Wabamun Generating Station

Units operational
  
2 X 66 MW; 1 X 159 MW; 1 X 279 MW

Make and model
  
Associated Electrical Industries, Metropolitan-Vickers

Wabamun Generating Station was a coal fired plant 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. Unit 3 was retired in 2002; Units 1 and 2 on December 31, 2004 and Unit 4 on March 31, 2010. On August 11, 2011, the main building was leveled by a controlled implosion. Plans for the site include high rise condos and a waterfront.

Description

The plant consists of:

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

    • Decommissioned in 2010 with the smoke stacks demolished in March 2011.

    References

    Wabamun Generating Station Wikipedia
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