Genesee Generating Station

Genesee Generating Station
Genesee Generating Station in 2020
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Country
  • Canada
LocationGenesee, Alberta
Coordinates53°20′35″N 114°18′11″W / 53.343°N 114.303°W / 53.343; -114.303
StatusOperational
Commission date1989 (G2), 1994 (G1), 2005 (G3)
OwnerCapital Power
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas (100%)
Turbine technologySteam turbine
Cooling sourceGenesee cooling pond
Power generation
Units operational2 × 430 MW subcritical coal-fired steam
1 × 516 MW supercritical coal-fired steam
Units planned2 × 530 MW combined cycle gas turbines (both 50% Capital Power Corporation, 50% ENMAX Corporation)
Nameplate capacity1,376 MW

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 [citation needed] covers 735 hectares (1,820 acres). The pond is topped up with water from the North Saskatchewan River.[1] As of June 18, 2024, all units are now 100% natural gas-fueled.[2]

The station consists of three units.

  1. ^ https://www.capitalpower.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Appendix_F_Genesee_Cooling_Pond_Modelling_Study.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Genesee Generating Station is off coal – all units 100% natural gas-fueled". Capital Power. Retrieved 2024-06-20.