In Ontario, TransAlta plans to develop its own power stations once deregulation is complete. TransAlta has been busy developing power stations in B.C. as well. This power generation is not for local use but for export. The consumer in Alberta will face increasing blackouts and increases in costs of electricity. The losers in this deal would be the rest of us, the citizens of Edmonton, Alberta and Canada.
Workers face massive job losses if the company is privatized.
A study by the European Federation of Public Service Unions released in Brussels this week shows that more than 250,000 utility jobs have been lost since 1990 in Europe as countries there began to prepare for deregulation of the electrical markets. Job Chaos predicts another 250,000 European jobs could be lost in the next five years. Its not too late to voice your concern.