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Foundation Spring Support

Turbine Generator



Clover Bar Generating Station 1969 was the first Power Plant in North America to install a spring supported concrete "Table" foundation.The pedestal constructed of concrete posts and beams supported this table. Between the pedesal and table were 126 specially ...

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City of Edmonton Crest

Installed 1966



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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Boiler Pressure Gauge

1932



The Boiler Pressure Gauge indicated the steam pressure within the boiler drum. The gauge was located 15 feet above the operating floor and clearly visible from the firing aisle. Manufacturer: The JAS Morgan Brass Manufacturing Company Ltd. Type: Bourden ...

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Tags: Gauges

Parsons Turbine

Steam Turbine



In Sept of 2010 with EPCOR's help we saved some of #10 TurbineThanks to Hazco, the demolition team We saved:The Turbine Bearing Block,HP Casing & Rotor and the LP Rotor Dec - Items were moved to the Low Pressure PlantFeb - Rotor Flanges ...

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Clover Bar Generating Station Model

1969



This is a model of the first 165 MW turbine-generator at the Clover Bar Generating Station. The model was supplied by Escher Wyss and built to a scale of 1/4" = 1 foot. The Clover Bar Generating Station was built between 1967 and 1969. Manufacturer: Albert ...

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Tags: Clover Bar

Rossdale Office Furniture

1930



This furniture was used in the Rossdale General Office around 1931. It is made of mahogany .    This is the table and chairs from the 1931 Office building

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Steam Drum Suspension



The steam boilers used in power plants can weigh several hundred tonnes. When a flame is inserted into the boiler furnace, the temperature of the boiler increases by several hundred degrees, thereby increasing the size of the boiler by as much as 3 inches ...

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Tags: Clover Bar

Date stone

Circa 1908



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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Babcock-Wilcox & Goldie McCulloch Boiler Nameplate

Circa 1952 Cast Aluminum plate from No. 6 boiler



From 1932 until 1965, ten Babcock and Wilcox Sterling type boilers were installed in RossdaleThese boilers supplied steam to drive the turbinesThe early boilers were coal fired from 1932 until 1950, and were converted to natural gas in 1951The later ...

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Escher Wyss Turbine Nameplate

Circa 1970s



These plates were on Clover Bar turbines 1 and 2These units, manufactured in Switzerland, were placed in service in 1970 and 1973Each unit had a capacity of 165 Mega Watts

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Categories: Nameplates Collection

Edmonton Power Historical Foundation

Location: 

We are located on the grounds of the Leduc West Antique Museum. Travel 5 km west of Leduc on Highway 39. Go north on Range Road 260 (Cohne Dale Road) for about 800 metres and the museum will be on your right. If you're coming from the west, Cohne Dale Road is 5km east of Highway 60.

Hours of operation 2025

This year, in partnership with the Edmonton & District Historical Society, and their Historic Festival & Doors Open event (https://historicedmonton.ca/events/historic-festival/historic-festival-2025 ) we will be open on Saturday, July 12 from 10 AM until 4 PM.

If, however, you are interested in a private tour, just leave a message on this website and we'll do our best to arrange a time for you to come out.
Exhibition dates remaining for 2025 are the the Annual Exposition on July 19 & 20, the Fall Harvest on September 6 & 7 and the Lesco Truck Show on September 19th and 20th. Watch this space!

 

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