Generation Additions Since 1998
Developer Location/Project
Installed Capacity (MW)
Type Year
On-line
ATCO Power & CNRL Primrose 84.0 Cogeneration (gas) 1998
Vision Quest (TransAlta) Waterton area 1.8 Wind 1998
Dow Canada TEAL (TransAlta) Fort Saskatchewan 120.0 Cogeneration (gas) 1999
Syncrude Aurora (Syncrude) 80.0 Cogeneration (gas) 1999
ATCO Power Rainbow Lake 4 46.0 Cogeneration (gas) 1999
ATCO Power Poplar Hill (ESBI RFP) 45.0 Natural Gas 1999
BC Hydro Fort Nelson 45.0 Natural Gas 1999
Drayton Valley Power (SPRD
program) Westlock (Dapp) 17.0 Biomass 1999
BP Canada Energy Alberta assorted units 9.8 Natural Gas 1999
Maxim Energy Corp. Gold Creek 6.5 Waste Heat (cogen) 1999
Altec Power Willesden Green 0.8 Flare Gas (cogen) 1999
ATCO / NOVA / Capital Power Joffre 480.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2000
Air Liquide Scotford (Air Liquide) 80.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2000
TransCanada Medicine Hat /Cancarb 27.0 Waste Heat (cogen) 2000
University of Alberta University of Alberta 25.1 Cogeneration (gas) 2000
Canadian Hydro Developers Taylor Coulee, Magrath 12.7 Hydro 2000
Devon Canada Corp. Devon 12.3 Natural Gas 2000
Vision Quest (TransAlta) Castle River Exp. 1 9.9 Wind 2000
Canadian Hydro Developers Drywood 6.0 Natural Gas 2000
Mercury Energy
Alberta (44x75kW mini gas
turbines!!) 3.3 Natural Gas 2000
Canadian Hydro Developers Cowley Ridge Exp. 1.9 Wind 2000
Vision Quest (TransAlta) Waterton area additions 0.7 Wind 2000
TransAlta Poplar Creek (Suncor) 360.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2001
EnCana Cavalier (IBOC) 120.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2001
EnCana/Nexen Balzac (IBOC) 106.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2001
ATCO Power Rainbow Lake 5 46.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2001
TransCanada Redwater 40.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2001
Vision Quest (TransAlta) Castle River Exp. 2 29.0 Wind 2001
Canadian Hydro Developers Cowley North 19.5 Wind 2001
TransCanada
Medicine Hat /Cancarb duct
firing 9.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2001
Maxim Energy Corp.
APP (Alberta Powr
Project)-Taber 8.0 Natural Gas 2001
Maxim Energy Corp.
APP (Alberta Powr
Project)-Burdette 7.0 Natural Gas 2001
Canadian Hydro Developers Sinnott (Cowley N.E.) 6.5 Wind 2001
Penn West Buck Lake 6.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2001
Maxim Energy Corp.
APP (Alberta Powr
Project)-Coaldale 6.0 Natural Gas 2001
Maxim Energy Corp.
APP (Alberta Powr
Project)-Fort MacLeod 4.0 Natural Gas 2001
Vision Quest (TransAlta) Waterton area additions 1.4 Wind 2001
Capital Power/ Peigan First Nation
(Weather Dancer) Pincher Creek 0.9 Wind 2001
Maxim Energy Corp. Gift Lake 0.8 Natural Gas 2001
Lundbreck Developments Lundbreck 0.6 Wind 2001
ATCO Power Muskeg River (Shell Albian) 170.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2002
Imperial Oil Cold Lake 168.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2002
TransCanada Bear Creek #1 (LBCSO) 50.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2002
ATCO Power Valleyview #1 (LBCSO) 45.0 Natural Gas 2002
TransAlta
Sundance Expansions (Unit
6) 35.0 Coal 2002
TransCanada Bear Creek #2 (LBCSO) 30.0 Biomass (cogen) 2002
Permolex Red Deer 3.5 Cogeneration (gas) 2002
Maxim Energy Corp. Evi 3.2 Natural Gas 2002
Northstone Power Corp. Elmworth Area 3.0 Natural Gas 2002
Vision Quest (TransAlta) Summerview pilot 1.8 Wind 2002
Vision Quest (TransAlta) McBride Lake East 0.7 Wind 2002
Calpine
Calgary Energy Centre
(LBCSO) 300.0 Natural Gas 2003
ATCO Power Scotford (Shell) 178.5 Cogeneration (gas) 2003
TransCanada
MacKay River
(Petro-Canada) 165.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2003
EnCana Foster Creek 80.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2003
Vision Quest (TransAlta) McBride Lake 75.2 Wind 2003
ATCO Power
Muskeg River (Shell Albian
ATCO Power Oldman River 1 16.0 Hydro 2003
ATCO Power Oldman River 2 16.0 Hydro 2003
Northstone Power Corp. Elmworth Area (Exp'n #1) 5.8 Natural Gas 2003
SAIT
SAIT (AESO 6 MW, ERCB
3.5) 3.5 Cogeneration (gas) 2003
Vision Quest (TransAlta) Summerview #1 68.4 Wind 2004
Suncor / EHN/ Enbridge Magrath 30.0 Wind 2004
Irrican Hydro Irricana - St. Mary River 7.0 Hydro 2004
Mercury Energy
Alberta (63x75kW mini gas
turbines!!) 4.7 Natural Gas 2004
Vision Quest (TransAlta) MacLeod Flats 3.0 Wind 2004
ATCO Power
Scotford (Shell - full
operation) 1.5 Cogeneration (gas) 2004
Capital Power & TransAlta Genesee 3 450.0 Coal 2005
Canadian Gas and Electric Grande Prairie EcoPower 25.0 Biomass (cogen) 2005
Talisman Edson 10.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2005
EnCana/Nexen Balzac Ph.2 9.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2005
Capital Power
Edmonton Clover Bar
Landfill 4.8 Biogas 2005
Northstone Power Corp. Elmworth Area (Exp'n #2) 3.0 Natural Gas 2005
Highmark Renewables Vegreville (Highland Beef) 1.0 Biogas 2005
Syncrude
Mildred Lake exp#1
(Syncrude) 97.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2006
Syncrude Aurora exp#1 (Syncrude) 80.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2006
GW Power/Nexen (advertized as
70 MW - keep an eye on this) Soderglen 70.5 Wind 2006
Suncor / EHN/ Enbridge Chin Chute 30.0 Wind 2006
ATCO Power Sheerness 1 expansion 12.0 Coal 2006
ATCO Power Sheerness 2 expansion 12.0 Coal 2006
Kettles Hill Wind - 9 MW test
operation Kettles' farm, Pincher Creek 9.0 Wind 2006
Daishowa-Marubeni
Peace River Pulp - Update data for BackPressure
Bio/NatGas Cogen 5.0 Biomass (cogen) 2006
Canadian Hydro Developers Taylor Coulee, Magrath 3.6 Wind 2006
Suncor Fire Bag (Suncor) 85.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2007
ENMAX Green Power Inc Taber (aka Purple Springs) 81.0 Wind 2007
Kettles Hill Wind - Juy 2007
expansion Kettles' farm, Pincher Creek 54.0 Wind 2007
TransAlta
Sundance Expansions (Unit
4) 53.0 Coal 2007
up allows MW upgrade)
City of Medicine Hat Medicine Hat Upgrades 10.0 Natural Gas 2007
Nexen Long Lake 180.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2008
CNRL Horizon Horizon (CNRL) 103.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2008
Northern Prairie Power Project Grand Prairie 93.0 Natural Gas 2008
ATCO Power Valleyview #2 47.0 Natural Gas 2008
Capital Power
Edmonton Clover Bar #1 (of
3) 43.0 Natural Gas 2008
Shell Caroline 19.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2008
AltaGas Bantry 7.0 Natural Gas 2008
AltaGas Parkland 7.0 Natural Gas 2008
EnCana/Nexen Balzac Ph.2 upgrade 5.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2008
BC Hydro Fort Nelson upgrade 2.0 Natural Gas 2008
SAIT
SAIT upgrade (AESO 6
MW, ERCB 4.0) 0.5 Cogeneration (gas) 2008
Capital Power
Edmonton Clover Bar #2 (of
3) 101.0 Natural Gas 2009
Capital Power
Edmonton Clover Bar #3 (of
3) 101.0 Natural Gas 2009
MEG Energy Christina Lake 94.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2009
TransAlta Blue Trail Wind Farm 66.0 Wind 2009
TransAlta
Sundance Expansions (Unit
5) 53.0 Coal 2009
City of Medicine Hat Medicine Hat CT#15 (LM6000) 42.0 Natural Gas 2009
Crossfield Energy Centre - CRS1
(Summit) Crossfield #1 40.0 Natural Gas 2009
Crossfield Energy Centre - CRS2
(Summit) Crossfield #2 40.0 Natural Gas 2009
Crossfield Energy Centre - CRS3
(Summit) Crossfield #3 40.0 Natural Gas 2009
ATCO Power Scotford (Shell) 15.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2009
Capital Power
Edmonton Clover Bar #1
restate to 48 5.0 Natural Gas 2009
ATCO Power
Muskeg River (Shell Albian
ph2 upgrade) 2.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2009
Finavera Ghost Pine Wind Farm 82.0 Wind 2010
TransAlta Summerview #2 66.0 Wind 2010
TransAlta Ardenville Wind 66.0 Wind 2010
Nexen Long Lake expansion 40.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2010
AltaGas Harmattan #1 15.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2010
Connacher Algar Cogen 13.1 Cogeneration (gas) 2010
Suncor / Teck
Wintering Hills/Drumheller
area 88.0 Wind 2011
Weyerhaeuser
Weyerhaeuser Grande
Prairie 48.0 Biomass (cogen) 2011
Daishowa-Marubeni
Peace River Pulp - Steam
Turbo Generator 25.0 Biomass (cogen) 2011
Shell
Scotford Industrial
Expansion 18.0 Natural Gas 2011
University of Calgary University of Calgary 15.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2011
Suncor
Fire Bag 2d Cogen (Suncor
Stage 3) 170.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2012
Suncor Firebag 4 160.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2012
Capital Power Halkirk Wind Power 150.0 Wind 2012
Enel Castle Rock Wind Farm 77.0 Wind 2012
BC Hydro
Fort Nelson Generating
Station Upgrade 33.0 Natural Gas 2012
APF Athabasca AlPac Boyle 30.0 Biomass (cogen) 2012
TransAlta
Keephills Expansions (Unit
2) 19.0 Coal 2012
TransAlta
Keephills Expansions (Unit
1) 19.0 Coal 2012
Suncor
Firebag - with addition of #4,
synergy of site is +19MW 19.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2012
Southern Pacific Mckay River 17.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2012
AltaGas Harmattan #2 15.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2012
MEG Energy
Christina Lake expansion
(Phase 2b) 85.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2013
NRGreen Windfall Station 16.0 Waste Heat (cogen) 2013
ECB Enviro Lethbridge Biogass 4.0 Biogas 2013
ENMAX Shepard 873.0 Natural Gas 2014
EDF/Enbridge Blackspring 300.0 Wind 2014
Alberta Newsprint Company ANC 65.0 Natural Gas 2014
Mainstream Old Man River Wind 47.0 Wind 2014
Grizzly Algar Cogen 15.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2014
Pengrowth Carson Creek 15.0 Natural Gas 2014
Pengrowth Judy Creek 15.0 Natural Gas 2014
Imperial Oil Cold Lake (Nabiye) 2 170.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2015
Genalta West Cadotte 18.6 Natural Gas 2015
MFC Energy Corp Mazeppa Gas Plant 16.0 Natural Gas 2015
Natural Energy Partners Ralston 16.0 Natural Gas 2015
Northstone Power Corp. Elmworth 9.0 Natural Gas 2015
Slave Lake Pulp Slave Lake 9.0 Biomass 2015
Imperial Oil Kearl 84.0 Cogeneration (gas) 2015
Total New Generation Addition 9,097
