Transalta

About Transalta

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 Newfoundland and Labrador.

The Centralia Coal Mine closed down on November 27, 2006. The Centralia Steam-Electric plant will continue to operate with coal delivered from Wyoming and Montana. The coal mine closure resulted in the loss of over 550 union jobs, hitting the town of Centralia and the rest of Lewis County hard.