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Breaking New Ground

Media Advisory - Construction underway on Alberta's largest natural gas power plant

CALGARY, Oct. 3, 2011 /CNW/ - Media are invited to the ground-breaking ceremony for Alberta's largest natural gas power plant, ENMAX Corporation's Shepard Energy Centre on Tues., October 4 at 9:30 a.m.
Mayor Nenshi will be joined by interim ENMAX President and CEO, Charles Ruigrok and newly appointed Chairman of the Board, Greg Melchin to officially kick-off major construction of the site.
EVENT DETAILS

Where:	Shepard Energy Centre
	Shepard Industrial Park
	East on Glenmore Trail; turn south on 100 Street; take first left
	Click here for a map to the Shepard Energy Centre: http://www.enmax.com/Corporation/Media+Room/Current+News+Releases/26Shepard.htm
When:	9:30 to 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 4, 2011

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Bonnybrook power plant approved

REGULATION . Alberta regulators have conditionally approved Enmax's 165-megawatt Bonnybrook power plant.

Enmax Bonnybrook Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Calgary-owned Enmax Corp., must prove it will not have any tax, subsidy or financial advantage because of its association with the municipality before the Alberta Utilities Commission hands over its approval.

In its Aug. 31 decision, the AUC said the plant would be in the public interest and directed Enmax Bonnybrook to file a traffic study once the plant is completed, and conduct a post-commissioning noise study.

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Electricity prices soar for Albertans without fixed rate plans

Non contract Enmax consumers can expect to be zapped in the wallet again this month when power rates increase 38%.

It’s a jolt that one consumer advocate says reflects a provincial power system that’s far from ideal.

Not long after they soared in April due to power plant shutdowns to 11.89 cents a kw/h from March’s 7.36 cents, regulated rates are again going up in July to 9.89 cents from 7.15 cents in June.

Enmax spokesman Ian Todd said the July rates also spiked because of old coal plants closing.
“With the unexpected loss of Sundance 1&2 generating units announced earlier this year by TransAlta and the delay in KeepHills 3 commissioning, July and August prices are reflecting an anticipated tighter supply situation and increased volatility,” he said.

He said all of Enmax’s facilities are running at near maximum because the old plants are shutting down.

“This is really why hundreds of thousands of Albertans have chosen Easymax from Enmax,” he said.

“It provides stability, flexibility, because the customer is not locked in, and long term value.”

Alberta's July energy rates

Enmax is still offering either floating electric or 8 cents per kwh fixed for five years and either floating gas or five years fixed at $6.59 per ggj

Judge throws out Lawsuit against Enmax

A judge has thrown out a $30-million class-action lawsuit against Enmax just months after the utility provider was sued for allegedly overcharging customers who had been late in paying their bills.

In the summary dismissal earlier this week, co-signed by the plaintiffs' lawyer Robert Hawkes and Enmax counsel Dalton McGrath, the judge tossed out the entire statement of claim filed Feb. 24.

Court of Queen's Bench Justice Alan Macleod gave no specific reason for the lawsuit being dismissed after just four months.

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Experts Predict higher Electricity prices in Future

The price Calgarians pay for electricity is up slightly next month but at least one energy analyst is predicting consumers will be zapped by spiking rates more like those seen in April.
Enmax on Tuesday unveiled the rate for June — 7.15 cents per kw/h compared May’s 6.56 cents.
But Albertans should expect to pay considerably more than the current rates over the next two years as uncertain, interrupted supply meets increasing demand, said energy analyst Martin King of FirstEnergy Capital.
“An unexpected permanent shift in Alberta’s low cost generation availability has forced us to raise our power price outlook by as much as 50% over the next few years,” King stated in a report last month referring to the shutdown of Transalta’s Sundance 1 and 2 turbines.
“The permanent loss of the two units at Sundance has created greater uncertainty for the overall generation mix in the province, especially coming at a time of increasing demand.
On Wednesday, King said he’d “do nothing to change that outlook.”

Mapping power in Alberta

From the Centre for Energy

June 2011 Alberta Energy Home rates

The ENMAX Fixed rate offer province wide for June is 8 cents per kWh for electricity guaranteed for five years and either floating or five years fixed at $6.59 per GGJ for natural gas.