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Keephills

Keephills

The Keephills power plant is located 70 kilometres west of Edmonton, Alberta and five kilometres south of Wabamun Lake.

Keephills Unit 1 officially retired on December 31, 2021.

Keephills Unit 2 converted to natural gas on July 19, 2021.

Keephills Unit 3 began commercial operation in September 2011. In December 2021, it became the second of two units to be converted to natural gas and maintains a generating capacity of 466 megawatts.

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Keephills

Wabamun, AB

Gas

Fuel type

861 MW

Gross Installed Capacity

100%

TransAlta ownership

Stats at a glance

TransAlta-operated First on-stream Revenue source TransAlta-built
Yes 1983 Merchant Yes

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