Genesee Generating Station
Genesee Generating Station is a coal fired station owned by Capital Power Corporation, located near Genesee, Alberta, Canada; 71 km (44 miles) southwest of Edmonton, Alberta. Fuel is provided by the nearby coal mine, a joint venture of EPCOR and Westmoreland Prairie Resources. The Genesee cooling pond is a reservoir covering 735 hectares (1,820 acres). The pond is topped up with water from the North Saskatchewan River.
| Genesee Generating Station | |
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Genesee Generating Station in 2020 | |
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| Location | Genesee, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 53.343°N 114.303°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1989 (G2), 1994 (G1), 2005 (G3) |
| Owner(s) | Capital Power |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal (81%) Natural gas (19%) |
| Turbine technology | Steam turbine |
| Cooling source | Genesee cooling pond |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2 × 430 MW subcritical coal-fired steam 1 × 516 MW supercritical coal-fired steam |
| Units planned | 2 × 530 MW combined cycle gas turbines (both 50% Capital Power Corporation, 50% ENMAX Corporation) |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,376 MW |
The station consists of three units.
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