Genesee

• Capital Power still waiting for Alberta data centre powering opportunity

  Capital Power CEO Avik Dey has said the Genesee Generating Station, recently converted from coal to natural gas, would be the perfect site to exclusively power a data centre.

  Money

  Jul 30, 2025
  
• Capital Power pulls plug on proposed $2.4B Genesee carbon capture and storage project

  Capital Power said the proposed $2.4-billion carbon capture project at its Genesee natural gas-fired plant west of Edmonton is technically viable but not economically feasible.

  Money

  May 1, 2024
  
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• Alberta Appeal Court dismisses Genesee coal mine company’s lawsuit alleging expropriation

  Altius, which owns the Genesee coal mine that feeds the Genesee power plant west of Edmonton, lost in Court of King's Bench but took its case to the Alberta Court of Appeal.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2024
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• Heartland Generation exploring hydrogen conversion for decades old plant

  The proposal would see the company not only convert the Battle River Power Station to hydrogen, but build a new facility on the same site to produce the needed hydrogen.

  Economy

  Jul 26, 2022
• Getting off coal, how Capital Power plans to completely transform Genesee

  The Genesee power plant is currently being converted from coal fired to natural gas, the new turbines are also hydrogen ready when there's enough supply to make that switch.

  Economy

  Jan 5, 2022
• Alberta set to retire coal power by 2023, ahead of 2030 provincial deadline

  Alberta is set to meet its goal to eliminate coal-fired electricity production years earlier than its 2030 target, thanks to recently announced natural gas conversion projects.

  Environment

  Dec 4, 2020
• Capital Power pushes back Genesee 4 and 5 power plant over coal policy uncertainty

  Capital Power has once again delayed a final go-ahead on its new natural gas-fired power plant south of Edmonton because of continued uncertainty about Alberta's coal phase-out and power market.

  Money

  Oct 24, 2016
• Semi rollover closes Highway 770 Genesee bridge

  A section of highway in Parkland County, including a bridge across the North Saskatchewan River, was closed Saturday after a semi tanker full of fuel lost control.

  Jun 27, 2015