Alberta Power

• TransAlta cancels wind power project over new Alberta government rules on development

  Major Alberta utility provider TransAlta said it's also placing three other developments on hold as the government goes through a redesign of the province's electricity market.

  Politics

  May 3
  
• Capital Power pulls plug on proposed $2.4B Genesee carbon capture and storage project

  Capital Power said the proposed $2.4-billion carbon capture project at its Genesee natural gas-fired plant west of Edmonton is technically viable but not economically feasible.

  Money

  May 1
  
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• 2nd grid alert in a week leads to rotating power outages in Alberta. What’s going on?

  For the second time this week, the Alberta Electric System Operator issued a grid alert for the province on Friday, when Edmonton briefly faced rotating power outages.

  Consumer

  Apr 5
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• Capital Power and Ontario Power Generation to assess use of small modular nuclear reactors in Alberta

  Capital Power Corp. and Ontario Power Generation have signed a deal to assess the development of small modular nuclear reactors in Alberta.

  Canada

  Jan 15
• Albertans brace for high August electricity bills

  The hotter it gets, the higher the demand for power. Albertans part of the Regulated Rate Option (RRO) will see their August bills hit an uncomfortable record.

  Consumer

  Aug 1, 2023
• Albertans on regulated power plans will see bill increase as deferral price ceiling ends

  Alberta put a ceiling on power costs, ensuring consumers wouldn't pay over a set amount for January, February March. But those higher costs were just kicked down the road.

  Consumer

  Mar 29, 2023
• Provinces agree on nuclear energy plan for small reactors to reduce emissions

  On Monday, the provinces' energy ministers agreed to a proposal for small modular reactors. The first 300-megawatt plant is to be built in Darlington, Ont., east of Toronto.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2022
• Electricity bills on the rise in Calgary after ‘significant’ increase in demand

  According to ENMAX's rate in January, the price of electricity currently sits at 15.9 cents per kilowatt-hour, up from 7.9 cents per kilowatt-hour last year.

  Consumer

  Jan 28, 2022
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• Albertans asked to conserve energy during extreme cold snap

  Environment Canada issued the extreme cold warning for all of Alberta on Sunday. 

  Canada

  Dec 28, 2021
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• Edmonton set to reach 40 C mid-week as 11 heat records broken Saturday across Alberta

  A heat wave being described as "prolonged, dangerous, and historic" has just started in Alberta.

  Weather

  Jun 27, 2021