Battle River Generating Station

Battle River Generating Station is a coal and natural gas-fired power station owned by ATCO Power, located near Forestburg, Alberta, Canada. Coal is provided by the Forestburg Collieries operated by West Moreland Coal, while natural gas is supplied by the Pembina Keephills Transmission pipeline.[1][2]

Battle River Generating Station
Country
  • Canada
LocationBattle River, County of Paintearth No. 18, Alberta
Coordinates52°28′08″N 112°08′02″W
StatusOperational
Commission dateUnit 1: 1954
Unit 2: 1954
Unit 3: ?
Unit 4: 1973
Unit 5: 1980
Owner(s)ATCO Power
Thermal power station
Primary fuelSub-bituminous coal (50%)
Natural gas (50%)
Power generation
Units operationalUnit 4: 155 MW
Unit 5: 385 MW
Units decommissionedUnit 1: 32 MW
Unit 2: 32 MW
Unit 3: 149 MW
Nameplate capacity540 MW

Description

Units 1 and 2 were 32 MW coal-fired generating units that operated from 1954 until their retirement in 2000.[3][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 coal-fired unit that is currently undergoing conversion to running off 50% coal and 50% natural gas. Units 4 and 5 are candidates for future conversion to 100% natural gas.[6][2]

The plant also features two large smokestacks, 161 m (528 ft) and 137 m (450 ft) in height.

See also

References
  1. Archived 2010-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Demand". www.aer.ca. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  3. "st-coal-canada". archive.is. 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  4. "st-coal-canada". archive.is. 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  5. "Notice of Retirement - Battle River 3 (BR3) effective January 1, 2020". AESO. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2010-06-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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