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TransAlta

Company nameTransAlta Corporation
Company typePublic
IndustryElectricity
HeadquartersCalgary, AB, Canada
Key peopleStephen Snyder, President & CEO

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TransAlta Corporation (Tsx - TA, Nyse - TAC) (formerly:Calgary Power) is a Canadian energy company based in Calgary, Alberta. It operates 51 power plants in Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Australia. These plants have a total net ownership electricity generation capacity of 8,473 MW (as of December 2005). TransAlta owns 50% of CE Generation, and in 2002 purchased Vision Quest Windelectric Inc..

TransAlta has been generating electricity in Alberta since 1911. It is the province's largest electrical generator, with 4,882 MW in 2005. After deregulation in Alberta in 2001, the company sold its transmission and distribution network to Aquila, Inc.. The network was later acquired by Fortis Inc., a large utility company based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

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TransAlta declares dividend - MarketWatch (press release) Tweet this news
MarketWatch (press release)---TransAlta- is a power generation and wholesale marketing company focused on creating long-term shareholder value. -TransAlta- maintains a low-to-moderate risk ... - Date : Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:51:27 GMT+00:00
TransAlta Q2 FFO Up - Quick Facts - RTT News Tweet this news
RTT News--(RTTNews) - -TransAlta- Corp. (TAC: News ,TA.TO: News ) reported a second-quarter net earnings of C$51 million or C$0.23 per share compared with a loss of C$6 ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:22:49 GMT+00:00
County approves land redesignation for retired RCMP, military and cop horses - Cochrane Eagle (blog) Tweet this news
Cochrane Eagle (blog)--Also, -TransAlta- could technically shut down access if it wished to do so. “We're opening ourselves up to a situation where access could be denied at any ... - Date : Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:00:02 GMT+00:00
$115M wind farm is a go - Telegraph-Journal Tweet this news
Telegraph-Journal--New Brunswick currently has two other large wind farms: the Kent Hills Wind Farm near Moncton - owned by Calgary-based -TransAlta- Corporation - and the ... - Date : Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:05:21 GMT+00:00
TransAlta responds to the federal government's recent policy announcement on ... - MarketWatch (press release) Tweet this news
MarketWatch (press release)--"-TransAlta- supports the need to lower emissions from Canada's power sector," said Steve Snyder, president and CEO -TransAlta-. "We see opportunities to ... - Date : Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:06:54 GMT+00:00
SunEdison acquires projects from TransAlta - CIOL Tweet this news
CIOL--SAN JOSE, USA: -TransAlta-, Canada's largest publicly traded generator and marketer of electricity and renewable power, has retailed their two ground-mount ... - Date : Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:51:55 GMT+00:00
TransAlta names new chief financial officer - The Associated Press Tweet this news
The Associated Press--NEW YORK � Canadian power plant operator -TransAlta- Corp. said Friday it has promoted Brett Gellner, the company's vice president for commercial operations, ... - Date : Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:30:36 GMT+00:00
Enbridge pumps another $400-million into oil sands - National Post (registration) (blog) Tweet this news
National Post (registration) (blog)--Enbridge also said on Monday it will join -TransAlta- and Capital Power in Project Pioneer, a $1.4-billion scheme to trap carbon dioxide emissions from the ... - Date : Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:05:51 GMT+00:00
SunEdison buys 2 solar power development projects - BusinessWeek Tweet this news
BusinessWeek---TransAlta- is a Canadian generator of electricity and renewable power. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Under the deal, SunEdison bought ... - Date : Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:30:48 GMT+00:00
Renewable energy to ease power shortage - Emirates Business 24/7 Tweet this news
Emirates Business 24/7--"Several large transactions were announced in Canada by companies such as BC Hydro in June 2009 (C$825m) and -Transalta- Corporation in July 2009 (C$754m). ... - Date : Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:01:58 GMT+00:00

Type MW of power
Coal 4,921
Coal (in development) 225
Gas 2,470
Wind 154
Wind (in development) 162
Hydro 807
Geothermal 164



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