• Built and operated by Capital Power and jointly owned with TransAlta
• Built on time, on budget, and with one of the best safety records for construction in the industry
• One of the most advanced, fuel-efficient, and environmentally progressive coal-fired facilities in Canada
• Canada's first power generation facility to use supercritical combustion technology for greater fuel efficiency and lower emissions
• One of the lowest variable-cost, baseload generators in Alberta
• Enjoys a competitive position in a market with shrinking reserve margins and planned coal-unit retirements
• Dispatches a minimum (net) 176 MW of power to the grid. Above that minimum, Capital Power and TransAlta each independently dispatch their 50% share of power 
• Capital Power’s share of the power generated contributes to the company’s pool of electricity to sell on Alberta’s wholesale electricity market
• Environmental performance is enhanced by supercritical combustion and clean air technologies, which achieves greater efficiency and lower CO2, NOx and SO2 emissions per MW compared to older technologies
• CO2 emissions are approximately 24% lower than emissions from recently retired coal-fired generation in Alberta

G3's clean-air technology includes:

• Fabric filters that stop 99.8% of particulate matter from reaching the atmosphere
• A flue gas desulphurization unit that brings sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions well below the provincial emission standard, and less than half the emissions produced by vintage facilities
• Low nitrous oxide (NOx) burners that reduce NOx emissions by 70%

Peregrines at Genesee
Peregrine falcons have made resurgence throughout North America, and can often be found nesting in urban and industrialized areas on tall, human-built structures. The Genesee facility has hosted nesting falcons since the early 1990s.  Learn more about the Peregrine falcons nesting at Genesee 3.

Last updated: June 25, 2012