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ATCO Power operates 15 power plants in Canada and the United Kingdom with a combined capacity of approximately 4,600 megawatts (MW), and a total ownership interest in 2,550 MW.

	Location	Commissioning Date	Plant Generating Capacity (Megawatts)	Fuel Type	ATCO Ownership (%)
1	In Alberta: Battle River, Forestburg	1969 1975 1981	670	Coal	100
2	Rainbow Lake 2 Northern Alberta	1968	38	Natural gas	100
3	Sheerness, Hanna	1986 1990	760	Coal	50
4	Poplar Hill, Grande Prairie	1998	45	Natural gas	100*
5	Primrose, Northern Alberta	1998	85	Natural gas	50*
6	Rainbow Lake 4, 5 Northern Alberta	1999 2001	90	Natural gas	50*
7	Joffre, Central Alberta	2000	480	Natural gas	40*
8	Valleyview, Valleyview	2001 2008	90	Natural gas	100*
9	Muskeg River, Athabasca Oil Sands	2003	170	Natural gas	70*
10	Scotford, Scotford	2003	170	Natural gas	100*
11	Oldman River, Pincher Creek	2003	32	Run-of-river hydroelectric	75*
12	In British Columbia: McMahon, Taylor	1993	120	Natural gas	50
13	In Saskatchewan: Cory, Saskatoon	2003	260	Natural gas	50*
14	In Ontario: Brighton Beach, Windsor	2004	580	Natural gas	50*
15	In United Kingdom: Barking, East London	1995	1,000	Natural gas	25.5%

In 2011, ATCO Power's Australia based power generation stations were transferred to ATCO Australia.