Battle River Generating Station is a natural gas-fired power station owned by Heartland Generation, located near Forestburg, Alberta, Canada. Formerly a coal-fired power station, the generating station transitioned off coal in 2021.[1] Coal is provided by the Forestburg Collieries operated by West Moreland Coal, while natural gas is supplied by the Pembina Keephills Transmission pipeline.[2][3]
| Battle River Generating Station | |
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| Location | Battle River, County of Paintearth No. 18, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 52°28′08″N 112°08′02″W / 52.46889°N 112.13389°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | Unit 1: 1954 Unit 2: 1954 Unit 3: ? Unit 4: 1973 Unit 5: 1980 |
| Owner(s) | Previous: ATCO Power , Current: Heartland Generation |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas (100%) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | Unit 4: 155 MW Unit 5: 385 MW |
| Units decommissioned | Unit 1: 32 MW Unit 2: 32 MW Unit 3: 149 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 540 MW |
Description edit
Units 1 and 2 were 32 MW coal-fired generating units that operated from 1954 until their retirement in 2000.[4] Unit 3 supplied by Combustion Engineering and was commissioned late 1968 to early 1969 retired on December 31, 2019.[5] Unit 3 was a 149 MW coal-fired unit that operated until its retirement on 31 December 2019. Unit 4 is a 155 MW unit that operates using 50% coal and 50% natural gas. Unit 5 is a 385 MW gas fired steam unit. Unit 4 is a candidate for future conversion to 100% natural gas.[6][3]
The plant also features two large smokestacks, 161 m (528 ft) and 137 m (450 ft) in height.
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References edit
- ^ "Heartland Generation Announces Completion of Off Coal Transitions at Battle River and Sheerness Generating Stations". 2022-10-05.
- ^ [1] Archived 2010-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Demand". www.aer.ca. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ^ "st-coal-canada". archive.is. 2012-12-05. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ "Notice of Retirement - Battle River 3 (BR3) effective January 1, 2020". AESO. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ "St-coal-canada". Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
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