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    Notice re. Status of Genesee Re-Powering Project and Genesee Units 1 (GN1) and 2 (GN2)

    Updated Nov. 27, 2023

    Pursuant to Section 4 of the Fair, Efficient and Open Competition Regulation, Capital Power has notified the AESO of several outages related to the re-powering of Genesee Unit 1 (GN1) and Unit 2 (GN2) as combined cycle facilities (GNR1 and GNR2). Given the size and scope of the project, the following schedule is fluid. During commissioning there will be periods where the generation output of the units varies from full load to no output. Once the GNR1 and GNR2 asset IDs are available in the AESO’s Energy Trading System, information about the project will be updated and reported there and this page will no longer be updated.

    • On Feb. 16, 2024, Capital Power plans to connect for commissioning a new gas turbine with the asset ID GNR1. The maximum capability (MC) of GNR1 will initially be 411 MW.
    • On July 15, 2024, Capital Power plans to begin an outage of GNR1 to tie-in the refurbished GN1 steam turbine asset.
    • On July 23, 2024, GNR1 will return to service for commissioning as a combined cycle unit. The steam turbine formerly operating as GN1 will become part of the GNR1 asset.

    The re-powering of Genesee Unit 2 will approximately reflect the re-powering of Unit 1:

    • On May 1, 2024, Capital Power plans to connect for commissioning a new gas turbine with the asset ID GNR2. The MC of GNR2 will initially be 411 MW.
    • On Sept. 20, 2024, Capital Power plans to begin an outage of GNR2 to tie-in the refurbished GN2 steam turbine asset.
    • On Sept. 28, 2024, GNR2 will return to service for commissioning as a combined cycle unit. The steam turbine formerly operating as GN2 will become part of the GNR2 asset.

    This schedule is based on Capital Power’s best estimates at the time of publishing this notice.

    Note: The current functional specification for GNR1 and GNR2, approved by the AESO on May 27, 2022, capped the MC of each asset at 466 MW to reflect the current Most Severe Single Contingency (MSSC) limitation. The MC of these assets may be revised in the future.