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
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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.

Description

The Genesee Generating Station consists of:[3][4]

  • 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.[5] The plant has two smokestacks, one 138 m (453 ft) tall, the other 121 m (397 ft) tall.[6]

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).[7] 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.[8] According to Capital Power, all units were to be off coal by 2023.[9] The date for units 1 and 2 has since been delayed to 2024.[10] Capital Power announced on May 1st, 2024 that Genesee 1 had been retired and was undergoing a refit to natural gas generation.[11] 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.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.capitalpower.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Appendix_F_Genesee_Cooling_Pond_Modelling_Study.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ a b "Genesee Generating Station is off coal – all units 100% natural gas-fueled". Capital Power. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  3. ^ "Presentation on G3" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  4. ^ "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)
  5. ^ Coal Fired Power Plants in Canada - Power Plants Around the World[usurped]
  6. ^ "Environment and Climate Change Canada - NPRI Data Search". ec.gc.ca. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Repowering of Genesee 1 & 2". Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  8. ^ "Genesee Generating Station 3". Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  9. ^ "Genesee Generating Station". Capital Power. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  10. ^ "Genesee Generating Station Repowering Genesee 1 & 2". Capital Power. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Capital Power announces first quarter 2024 results ~ Genesee Repowering project hits major milestones". Capital Power. Retrieved 10 May 2024.


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