Located in rural east-central Alberta, the Battle River Generating Station (BRGS) was commissioned in 1956 and operated as a coal plant for more than 70 years before being fully converted to natural gas by its current owner, Heartland Generation. ("Heartland"). The company was the first large-scale electricity generator in the province to phase out coal from its operations, cutting its GHG emissions nearly in half. Understanding the positive impact that these generating units have on the local economy and looking to remain competitive with new supply additions in Alberta's deregulated power market, Heartland Generation has focused its attention on extending the unit life at Battle River and developed plans to leverage hydrogen as the next generation fuel source at the site.
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