Bighorn generates enough electricity to supply the equivalent of 58,300 Alberta households.
Bighorn
The Bighorn Plant generates more electricity each year than any of TransAlta's other hydro plants, enough to supply the equivalent of 58,300 Alberta households.
When TransAlta built the Bighorn Hydro Plant, it created Lake Abraham -- Alberta's largest man-made lake. The plant is one of two TransAlta hydro plants on the North Saskatchewan River System in Alberta.
TransAlta's 13 hydroelectric plants primarily serve to provide electricity during periods of peak electrical demand. Their operating flexibility means they can start quickly to introduce hydro power within minutes.
In addition to TransAlta's hydro plant, Bighorn is a name given to a lake, river, creek, canyon and mountain range in western Alberta because of the abundance of Bighorn sheep.