Wabamun Generating Station

For other uses, see Wabamun (disambiguation).

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]

Wabamun Generating Station
Location of Wabamun Generating Station
Country	Canada
Location	Wabamun, Alberta
Coordinates	53°33′30″N 114°29′17″W
Status	Decommissioned
Commission date	1956
Decommission date	2010
Owner	TransAlta
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Subbituminous coal
Power generation
Units operational	2 X 66 MW 1 X 159 MW 1 X 279 MW
Make and model	AEI Metropolitan-Vickers
Nameplate capacity	582 MW

Description

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]