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<p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><strong>FORM 6-K</strong>

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<p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
Washington, D.C. 20549

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<p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><strong>Report of Foreign Private Issuer </strong>

<p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><strong>Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 <br>
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</strong>

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<p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">For the month of September, 2002

<p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><u>TRANSALTA CORPORATION</u>

<p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">(Translation of registrant's name into English)

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<p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><u>110-12<sup>th</sup> Avenue S.W., Box 1900, Station "M", Calgary, Alberta, T2P 2M1</u>

<p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">(Address of principal executive offices)

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<p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

<p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Form 20-F____   Form 40-F    <u>X     </u>

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<p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby
furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.

<p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Yes .....  No ..X...

<p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
82-________

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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">	<strong> EXHIBITS</strong>

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    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Exhibit 1</p>
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  <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Press Release dated September 26, 2002.</p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><strong>TransAlta decommissions temporary Pacific Northwest plant</strong>

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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">CALGARY, Alberta (Sept. 26, 2002) &#173; TransAlta Corporation (TSX: TA; NYSE: TAC) is removing
from service the 154-megawatt Pierce Power Station located in Frederickson, Washington, as intended
when commissioned in August 2001. TransAlta built the simple-cycle gas-fired power facility to help
alleviate a short-term power shortage in the Pacific Northwest.

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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><strong></strong><em>TransAlta Corporation is Canada's largest non-regulated electric generation and marketing company, with more than $7
billion in assets and 9,000 megawatts of capacity in operation or under construction. As one of North America's lowest-cost
operators, our growth is focused on developing coal- and gas-fired generation in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.</em>

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<p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&#173; 30 &#173;

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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><strong>For more information: </strong>

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    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><strong><em>Media inquiries:</strong></em></p>
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  <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><strong><em>Investor inquiries</strong>:<strong></strong></em></p>
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    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><strong><em></strong></em>Nadine Walz</p>
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  <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Daniel J. Pigeon</p>
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    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Media Relations Specialist</p>
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  <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Director, Investor Relations</p>
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    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><strong>Phone: (403) 267-3655</strong></p>
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  <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><strong>Phone:  1-800-387-3598 in Canada and U.S.</strong></p>
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    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><strong>Pager: (403) 213-7041</strong></p>
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  <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><strong>Phone:  (403) 267-2520    Fax (403) 267-2590</strong></p>
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    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><strong>Email:</strong>
media_relations@transalta.com</p>
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  <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><strong>E-mail:  </strong>investor_relations@transalta.com<strong></strong></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><strong>Signatures</strong>

<p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;

<p align="left" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><strong></strong>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

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<p align="right" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><u>TransAlta Corporation</u>

<p align="right" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">	(Registrant)

<p align="right" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;

<p align="right" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">By:<u>/s/ Alison Love</u>

<p align="right" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">	(Signature)

<p align="right" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">		       Alison Love, Corporate Secretary

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Date: September 26, 2002

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