| Genesee Generating Station | |
|---|---|
 Genesee Generating Station in 2020 | |
| Country |
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| Location | Genesee, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 53°20′35″N 114°18′11″W / 53.343°N 114.303°W / 53.343; -114.303 |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1989 (G2), 1994 (G1), 2005 (G3) |
| Owner | Capital Power |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas (100%) |
| 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 |
| [edit on Wikidata] | |
Genesee Generating Station is a thermal power station owned by Capital Power Corporation, located near Genesee, Alberta, Canada; 71 km (44 miles) southwest of Edmonton, Alberta. The cooling pond covers 735 hectares (1,820 acres). The pond is topped up with water from the North Saskatchewan River. As of June 18, 2024, all units are now 100% natural gas-fueled.
The station consists of three units.
Description
The Genesee Generating Station consists of:
- G1 - one 400 net MW unit (commissioned in May 1994)
- G2 - one 400 net MW unit (commissioned in October 1989)
- G3 - one 466 net MW unit (commissioned in March 2005)
The boilers were supplied by Combustion Engineering/Hitachi while the turbines/generator are supplied by GEC/Hitachi. The plant has two smokestacks, one 138 m (453 ft) tall, the other 121 m (397 ft) tall.
Conversion to natural gas
On 18 June 2019, Capital Power announced plans to expand the "dual-fuel" capabilities of all three units to running off 50% coal and 50% natural gas, with the intent to convert the power station to 100% natural gas use by 2030. Capital Power submitted applications in 2020 and received approval from the AUC and AEP in 2021 to convert Units 1 and 2 to Natural Gas Combined Cycle (NGCC) technology. The project also includes addition of a 210 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). Unit 3 was converted to a 60/40 ratio of coal to natural gas in spring 2021 and will be converted to enable 100% gas firing in 2023. According to Capital Power, all units were to be off coal by 2023. The date for units 1 and 2 has since been delayed to 2024. Capital Power announced on May 1st, 2024 that Genesee 1 had been retired and was undergoing a refit to natural gas generation. On June 18, 2024, Capital Power announced that all units are now 100% natural gas-fueled, five years ahead of the Alberta government mandate for the phaseout of coal power.
See also
- List of largest power stations in Canada
- List of coal-fired power stations in Canada
- List of tallest smokestacks in Canada
References
- https://www.capitalpower.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Appendix_F_Genesee_Cooling_Pond_Modelling_Study.pdf
- ^ "Genesee Generating Station is off coal – all units 100% natural gas-fueled". Capital Power. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- "Presentation on G3" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Coal Fired Power Plants in Canada - Power Plants Around the World
- "Environment and Climate Change Canada - NPRI Data Search". ec.gc.ca. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- "Repowering of Genesee 1 & 2". Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- "Genesee Generating Station 3". Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- "Genesee Generating Station". Capital Power. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- "Genesee Generating Station Repowering Genesee 1 & 2". Capital Power. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- "Capital Power announces first quarter 2024 results ~ Genesee Repowering project hits major milestones". Capital Power. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
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