It s a win for the marketplace, it s a win for the consumer. This innovative plan will make the capacity currently held by the Power Pool of Alberta attractive to a broader range of commercial and industrial investors. With more players, there s more choice and greater competition. It s a win for the marketplace, it s a win for the consumer.
All consumers can expect to benefit from the sale in a number of ways.
It provides another opportunity for Alberta s commercial consumers to play a vital role in the province s new competitive marketplace. The sale was developed by the Alberta Department of Resource Development in consultation with independent technical experts and Alberta s large and small power consumers. Four of the six public members of the advisory group represented the interests of consumers. The unsold PPAs are associated with the Genesee, Sheerness and Clover Bar generating units, which had relatively higher costs that made them less attractive to bidders in the PPA auction.