Battle River Generating Station


Battle River Generating Station is a coal and natural gas-fired power station owned by ATCO Power, located near Forestburg, Alberta, Canada. Coal is provided by the Forestburg Collieries operated by West Moreland Coal, while natural gas is supplied by the Pembina Keephills Transmission pipeline.

Description

Units 1 and 2 were 32 MW coal-fired generating units that operated from 1954 until their retirement in 2000. Unit 3 supplied by Combustion Engineering and was commissioned late 1968 to early 1969 retired on December 31, 2019. 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 coal-fired unit that is currently undergoing conversion to running off 50% coal and 50% natural gas. Units 4 and 5 are candidates for future conversion to 100% natural gas.
The plant also features two large smokestacks, 161 m and 137 m in height.