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Wabamun Generating Station
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Wabamun Generating Station was a coal-fired power station owned by TransAlta, located next to the village of Wabamun, Alberta. The station's primary source of fuel was sub bituminous from the Whitewood mine.[1] Unit 3 was retired in 2002; Units 1 and 2 on December 31, 2004, and Unit 4 on March 31, 2010.[2] On August 11, 2011, the main building was levelled by a controlled implosion.[3] Plans for the site include high rise condos and a waterfront.[4]
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The plant consisted of:[5]
- Unit 1 from Babcock & Wilcox at 66 MW (commissioned in 1958, decommissioned in 2004)
- Unit 2 from Babcock & Wilcox at 66 MW (commissioned in 1956, decommissioned in 2004)
- Unit 3 from Combustion Engineering at 150 (commissioned in 1962, decommissioned in 2002)
- Unit 4 from Combustion Engineering at 300 (commissioned in 1968, decommissioned in 2010)
Decommissioned in 2010 with the smoke stacks demolished in March 2011.[6]
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