Rainbow Lake
Generating Plant
ATCO Power’s Rainbow Lake Generating Plant is part of the most northerly generating facility connected to the Alberta system.
Today after many years of base load operations, these units are primarily operated to provide system support and for peak loads.
The Rainbow Lake Generating Plant is located 14 kilometres southeast of the town of Rainbow
Lake about 900 kilometres north of Edmonton.
The Rainbow Lake Generating Plant is fuelled by natural gas. All electric energy is sold under a Power Purchase Arrangement.
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Capacity
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Equipment
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- Unit 1 is a Westinghouse W201 simple cycle gas turbine.
- Units 2 and 3 are Brown Boveri Type 11S and 11L simple cycle gas
turbines.
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Highlights
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- Unit 1 was installed at Vermillion in 1961 and relocated to Rainbow
Lake in 1968.
- Unit 2 was installed at Rainbow Lake in 1970.
- Unit 3 was installed at Simonette in 1966 and relocated to Rainbow
Lake in 1993.
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Ownership
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**ATCO's Ownership in this plant is held by Alberta Power
(2000) Ltd.
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