Battle River Generating Station
Country
  • Canada
LocationBattle River, County of Paintearth No. 18, Alberta
Coordinates52°28′08″N 112°08′02″W / 52.46889°N 112.13389°W / 52.46889; -112.13389
StatusOperational
Commission dateUnit 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 fuelNatural gas (100%)
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

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]

Description

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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Heartland Generation Announces Completion of Off Coal Transitions at Battle River and Sheerness Generating Stations". 2022-10-05.
  2. ↑ Archived 2010-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 "Demand". www.aer.ca. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  4. ↑ "st-coal-canada". archive.is. 2012-12-05. Archived from the original on 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. ↑ "St-coal-canada". Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2010-06-20.


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