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| Country | Canada |
| Location | Lake Wabamun, Alberta |
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| Status | Active |
| Commission date | 1970 |
| Owner(s) | TransCanada Corp. |
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| Primary fuel | Coal |
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| Installed capacity | 2,126 MW |
Sundance Power Station is a coal fired station owned by TransAlta Corp., located 70 km west of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on Lake Wabamun. It comprised six units (two 280MW units and four larger units); both 280MW units were taken out of service in mid-December 2010 and determined to be beyond economic repair [1].
Units 1 and 2 operated under a 100% power purchase agreement with Alberta, known as 'Sundance A'. In August 2000 TransCanada purchased the rights to the production from Sundance A and B.[2] Coal for the station is sourced from the TransAlta Highvale Coal Mine that is adjacent to the power station.
The Sundance Power Station consists of six units, of which four were upgraded during the 2001-2012 period. Several units went through upgrades in 2009.[3]
Unit Commissioning dates consist of[4]:
The boilers are supplied by Combustion Engineering and the turbines/generator are supplied by AEI, GEC, or EE.[5]
It is by far the largest producer of greenhouse gases in Canada.[6]