| The Dickson Dam Generating Station is a 15.0 MW
facility located on the Red Deer River 20 km west of Innisfail in
west central Alberta. The site consists of three 5-MW Barber turbines
with Ideal Generators. The facility has been in commercial operation
since January 16, 1992. The Alberta Minister of Energy controls
the water management of the sites upper reservoir. All water control
structures at the site (i.e. dam, intake, headgates, and spillway)
are owned by the Province of Alberta and administered by the Alberta
Minister of Energy.
All power generated at the facility is sold to TransAlta Utilities
Corporation under the Dickson Power Purchase Agreement.
The Dickson Power Purchase Agreement was entered into on December
7, 1990 and was approved by the Alberta Public Utilities Board on
January 16, 1991. It has a term of 20 years ending on January 16,
2012. TransAlta is obligated to accept delivery of all electricity
delivered up to 115% of the Dickson Allocated Capacity and to purchase
that electricity for the prices stipulated by the Small Power Act.
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