The 450MW Unit 3 went offline on July 9, 2009. The Genesee power facility is situated approximately 50 miles southwest of Edmonton. The total power generation capacity of the plant is 1,218MW.
The Genesee power plant comprises three units – Unit 1 commenced operations in 1994 with a power generation capacity of 384MW, Unit 2 commenced operations in 1989 with a power generation capacity of 384MW and Unit 3 commenced operations in 2005.
Units 1 and 2 are fully owned by Capital Power, which operates the power plant for its owners. Unit 3, which uses supercritical combustion technology, is jointly owned by Capital Power and TransAlta.
Capital Power owns approximately 3,300MW of power generation capacity and also markets energy commodities.
Canada-based TransAlta engages in the ownership and operation of approximately 9,000MW of power generating capacity and markets energy commodities in the US, Mexico, Australia and Canada.
