Genesee Station Overview
Located west of Edmonton near Warburg, AB, the Genesee Generating Station consists of 3 power generation units which provide over 1,300 MW of baseload generation. Genesee 1 & 2 and Genesee 3 are undergoing repowering and coal-to-gas transformations respectively to move off-coal.
The 525 MW Genesee 3 unit is capable of burning natural gas, coal or a combination of both. The facility completed upgrades in 2023 to enable it to burn 100% natural gas as its primary fuel source – a key step in moving the entire Genesee Generating Station off coal. The Genesee 3 unit has clean air technologies that include fabric filters that stop 99.8% of particulate matter from reaching the atmosphere and a flue gas desulphurization unit that brings sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions well below the provincial emission standard.
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Genesee Generating Station consists of some of Alberta’s youngest and most efficient thermal generation units. This reliable facility supports the Alberta energy market with baseload power supply and contributes to the economic well-being of the community it operates in. Repowering to best-in-class natural gas units will reduce emissions by 3.4 million tonnes per year and continue to deliver responsible energy for our future.
Sean Furey
VP, Thermal Operations West
Site Contact
Phone: 1-780-848-8300
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