Capital Power

• Capital Power CEO excited about Alberta AI data centre opportunities

  Some generators have been looking at opportunities to provide power exclusively to a tech partner, while others have been eyeing options to add more juice to the overall grid.

  Tech

  Mar 4
  
• Capital Power still waiting for Alberta data centre powering opportunity

  Capital Power CEO Avik Dey has said the Genesee Generating Station, recently converted from coal to natural gas, would be the perfect site to exclusively power a data centre.

  Money

  Jul 30, 2025
  
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• Newly retooled Alberta plant poised for data centre opportunities, says Capital Power

  The power plant southwest of Edmonton now runs entirely on natural gas instead of coal after a $1.6-billion multi-year project.

  Canada

  Feb 26, 2025
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• Financial, technology risks likely behind decision to pull plug on Alberta carbon capture project: analyst

  An analyst says a corporate decision to mothball Canada's largest carbon capture and storage project is likely the result of financial uncertainty and technological risks.

  Economy

  May 2, 2024
• 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, 2024
• 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, 2024
• Capital Power CEO says Ottawa’s regulations mean no new gas-fired plants in Canada

  The concerns raised by Capital mirror those of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who said the province would defy the federal government's proposed clean electricity regulations

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2023
• Ford government set to expand gas power as Windsor blesses new project

  An expansion to the province's gas power could take place on the shores of the Detroit River, after Windsor council voted to endorse plans for two new gas turbines.

  Canada

  Jan 18, 2023
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• Heartland Generation exploring hydrogen conversion for decades old plant

  The proposal would see the company not only convert the Battle River Power Station to hydrogen, but build a new facility on the same site to produce the needed hydrogen.

  Economy

  Jul 26, 2022
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• Getting off coal, how Capital Power plans to completely transform Genesee

  The Genesee power plant is currently being converted from coal fired to natural gas, the new turbines are also hydrogen ready when there's enough supply to make that switch.

  Economy

  Jan 5, 2022