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TransAlta.Few have the experience in delivering electricity and customer energy solutions as TransAlta. Realize the greatest return from your own energy investments.
Asset optimization for your business.
Awards & Recognition• Energy Council of Canada – 2010
Energy Person of the Year awarded to TransAlta’s President and CEO Steve Snyder
• Dow Jones Sustainability Index – 2010 One of 24 companies named to the index and the only Canadian company representing the utilities sector; fifth consecutive year
• FTSEGood Index – 2010 For meeting globally recognized corporate responsibility standards by this London-based sustainability index; fifth year
• Jantzi Sustainalytics Index – 2010 50 Most Socially Responsible Canadian Corporations; second consecutive year
• Carbon Disclosure Project – 2010 Named as one of the 15 Carbon Disclosure Leaders in Canada; second time
• CharteredAccountantsofCanada–2010 Award for excellence in corporate reporting; seventh year
• United Way “Thanks a Million Award” – 2009 For contributing more than $1 million in our annual campaign; since 2001
• Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants – 2009 Award for excellence in corporate reporting; seventh consecutive year
Contact InformationTransAlta Corporation P.O. Box 1900, Station “M” 110 - 12th Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2P 2M1
Phone 1-877-700-WATT (9288) Email [email protected]
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Does electricity have a significant impact on your bottom line? Whether you see electricity as an input or an output, we have the expertise to help you make the most of this asset, minimize expense and reduce your exposure to the complex and dynamic forces that affect its price and cost.
TransAlta’s size and operational experience – backed by investment-grade credit ratings, excellent access to counterparties, and a proven trading desk – afford us the flexibility to structure the best power solutions to meet your needs no matter how unique. These may include:
•Short/long-term planning, consultation and submission• Dispatch variance monitoring• Regulatory support for services provided• Daily operations•Dispatching and restatements• Billing and settlement for AESO requirements• Market analysis• IT data services• Ancillary services and DDS services• Load management
Products & Services.
Website: www.transalta.com/customers
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Corporate Profile.Generation• 8,641 megawatts (MW) of net capacity owned and operated at the
end of 2010, excluding plants in development• 48,614 gigawatt hours (GWh) were produced at an average plant
availability of 88.1 per cent for the the year ended December 31,2010• 78 facilities in three geographies: Canada, the United States (U.S.) and
Australia• One surface coal mine in operation: Highvale in Alberta, Canada
Energy Management SolutionsEnergy planning. Dispatching. Compliance monitoring. Load management. These are all top-of-mind if you are responsible for continuous plant operations and management. Better manage the physical and financial risks inherent in the energy business by sourcing the expertise of TransAlta Energy Marketing.
•Our experience with a large and diverse portfolio of physical and contractual assets, coupled with a 24x7 real time management and optimization, will you help you realize the greatest return from your own energy investments.
•TransAlta Energy Marketing is an active participant in all major western power markets in Canada and the U.S.
•We have expertise in economical and efficient dispatch of third-party units.
• We help you avoid high cost and barriers to entry that exist for the physical management of plants through an established business subject to economies of scale.
• We have established relationships with provincial regulatory bodies, including Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO), Market Surveillance Administrator (MSA) and Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC).
• Leveraging existing market design, we can tailor your services based on your specific needs.
Net Capacity Owned by Fuel Type (In Operation & Development)
Coal 55% Gas 21% Wind 12% Hydro 10% Biomass & 2% Geothermal
Net Capacity Owned By Geography (In Operation & Development)
Canada 74% United States 23% Australia 3%
Did You Know?• Our energy sources are clean coal, natural gas, hydro,
wind and geothermal.
• At the end of 2010, TransAlta will be the first company to own and operate more than 1,000 MW of installed wind capacity in Canada – 30 per cent of the country’s total.
• For 100 years, TransAlta has been a responsible operator and a proud contributor to the communities where we work and live; we have the experience in place to power our next generation.
• Another way we energize our communities is by supporting programs and initiatives that keep them vibrant. In 2010, we will donate over $1 million to local United Way chapters across Canada and in the U.S.
Generation Facilities
Coal-fired plants Hydro plants Hydro plants (in development) Gas-fired plants Wind-powered plants Wind-powered plants (in development) Geo-thermal plants Biomass plants Corporate Offices (3) Energy Marketing Offices (2)
