Battle River Generating Station

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]

Battle River Generating Station
Country	Canada
Location	Battle River, County of Paintearth No. 18, Alberta
Coordinates	52°28′08″N 112°08′02″W
Status	Operational
Commission date	Unit 1: 1954 Unit 2: 1954 Unit 3: ? Unit 4: 1973 Unit 5: 1980
Owners	Previous: ATCO Power, Current: Heartland Generation
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Natural gas (100%)
Power generation
Units operational	Unit 4: 155 MW Unit 5: 385 MW
Units decommissioned	Unit 1: 32 MW Unit 2: 32 MW Unit 3: 149 MW
Nameplate capacity	540 MW

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

• Canada portal
• Energy portal

• List of power stations in Canada
• List of tallest structures in Canada
• Coal in Canada
• Natural gas in Canada