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Skinner Steam Engine

Sunday, November 01, 2015
Legislature Steam Engine
The Skinner Steam Engine drove the GE generator at the Alberta Legislative Assembly building beginning in 1951. It was a three-cylinder Unaflow Engine that allowed the admission of steam to the top and bottom of the steam cylinder. Exhaust was released ...
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Categories: Generators Steam Engines Nameplates Museum

City of Edmonton Crest

Wednesday, February 19, 2014
This crest was installed on the west wall of the Rossdale Generating Station in 1966. Upon completion of the last unit, # 10 the station was rated at 405MW. It remained there until 1997 when the name was changed from Edmonton Power to EPCOR.  
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Categories: Power Plants Nameplates Museum
Tags: Rossdale 1957 - 2008

Date stone

Tuesday, September 17, 2013
This date stone is the only surviving remnant of the 1908 addition to the original Rossdale Power Plant. The building was demolished in 1931 to make way for a more modern structure. In the upper right corner of the picture below, dated July 2, 1941, you ...
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Categories: Power Plants Nameplates Museum
Tags: Rossdale 1902 - 1930

Babcock-Wilcox & Goldie McCulloch Boiler Nameplate

Sunday, September 15, 2013
From 1932 until 1965 Ten  Babcock and Wilcox Sterling type boilers were installed in Rossdale These boilers supplied steam to drive the turbines The early boiler were coal fired 1932 until 1950 They were converted to natural gas in 1951 The later ...
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Categories: Boilers Power Plants Nameplates Museum
Tags: Rossdale 1930 - 1955

Escher Wyss Turbine Nameplate

Saturday, September 14, 2013
These plates were on Clover Bar turbines 1 and 2 These units were placed in service in 1970 and 1973 Each unit had a capacity of 165 MWs They were manufactured in Switzerland  
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Categories: Power Plants Turbines Nameplates Museum
Tags: Turbine Generators Clover Bar

Babcock Boiler Nameplate

Friday, September 13, 2013
This Cast Aluminum nameplate was taken from the No. 8 Babcock and Wilcox Boiler at the Rossdale Power Plant. Ten Babcock and Wilcox Sterling type boilers were installed at Rossdale Power Plant between 1932 and 1966 These boilers supplied the steam required ...
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Categories: Boilers Power Plants Nameplates Museum
Tags: Rossdale 1930 - 1955 Rossdale 1957 - 2008 Clover Bar

Sign 750 Sub-station

Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Sign attached to the RIVERDALE Sub Station This was a 5 KV substation – Primary supply 15KV (13,800 volt) with 5KV (4160 volt) secondary feeder circuits, for distribution This substation was located at 87 St and 103A Ave one block north of the west ...
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Categories: Transmission Nameplates Museum

Boiler Nameplate

Wednesday, September 11, 2013
This nameplate  was on the #1 boiler at the Clover Bar Generating Station, which was installed in 1969. The boiler was a 2100 psi Radiant Boiler. Manufacturer: Babcock & Wilcox Dimensions: 12" x 18" x 1/8" Material: Aluminum Serial #: 62850
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Categories: Nameplates Museum
Tags: Clover Bar

Edmonton Power Historical Foundation

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The museum is open May 20, July 22 & 23, and Sept 9, 2017.

We are also open to groups by appointment.

If you wish to arrange a tour please contact us via our contact form or at the postal mailing address.

We are located on the grounds of the Leduc West Antique Museum. Travel 5 miles west of Leduc on Highway 39. Go north on Range Road 260 (Cohne Dale Road) for about a mile and the museum will be on your right.

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