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1 ALBERTA POWER MARKET

2 Generating Capacity Generating Capacity [MW] Coal 5,840 Gas 4,434 Hydro 900 Wind 522 Biomass 184 Fuel Oil 13 Subtotal 11,892 Interconnections British Columbia 750 Saskatchewan 150 MARKET 900 Grand Total 12,792 Source: Alberta Government, Energy and Utilities Board (EUB), Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) and industry information

3 Alberta Generation and Transmission System ALBERTA POWER MARKET Source: Alberta Energy Overview, Alberta Government

4 Electric Utility Service Areas ALBERTA POWER MARKET Source: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board

5 Fundamental Facts Q Peak demand 85,707 8,967 9,236 9,580 9,961* 9,478 (MW) 6 Max. (peak) Pool price ($/MWh) Average Pool Price ($/MWh) Min. (nonpeak) Pool price ($/MWh) Total energy traded 118,845, ,425, ,520, ,533, ,742,950 35,552,228 (MWh) Number of Power Pool participant s *November 28,2006 Source: Alberta Government ALBERTA POWER MARKET

6 Electricity Imports & Exports Exports volume (MWh) Exports value ($ million) Imports volume (MWh) Imports value ($ million) Q ,769 1,227,698 1,061,083 1,038, , ,374 $9.8 M $50.9 M $36.3 M $37.9 M $19.4 M $15.4 M 1,160,675 1,332,193 1,491,661 1,534,574 1,517, ,523 $78.7 M $120.4 M $111.2 M $164.5 M $193.3 M $22.2 M Source: AESO data ALBERTA POWER MARKET

7 Customer Usage Estimates 2006 Number of Customers 2002 Usage(GWh) 2003 Usage(GWh) 2004 Usage(GWh) 2005 Usage(GWh) 2006 Usage(GWh) Residential 1,191,538 7, , , , , Farm 78,754 1, , , , , Commercial 141,687 11, , , , , Industrial 35,532 28, , , , , Total 1,447,511 48, , , , , Source: EUB ALBERTA POWER MARKET

8 Generation Additions Developer CNRL & ATCO Power Alberta Pacific Forest Ind. Altec Power BC Hydro BP Canada Energy Dow / TransAlta Drayton Valley Power ALBERTA POWER Air Liquide ATCO / NOVA / EPCOR Devon Canada Mercury Electric TransCanada (TransAlta) (TransAlta) Location Installed Capacity (MW) Type Year On-line Primrose 85 Cogeneration 1998 Boyle 82 Biomass 1999 Willesden Green 1 Flare Gas 1999 Poplar Hill 47 Gas Turbine 1999 Rainbow Lake 4 45 Cogeneration 1999 Fort Nelson 45 Gas Turbine 1999 Various 10 Natural Gas 1999 Fort Saskatchewan 120 Cogeneration 1999 Dapp 17 Biomass 1999 Gold Creek 7 Waste Heat 1999 Fort McMurray 80 Cogeneration 1999 Scotford 80 Cogeneration 2000 Joffre 416 Cogeneration 2000 Cowley Ridge Exp. 2 Wind 2000 Drywood 6 Natural Gas 2000 Taylor Chute Hydro 14 Hydro 2000 Devon 12 Natural Gas 2000 Alberta 3 Natural Gas 2000 Medicine Hat 27 Cogeneration 2000 Castle River Exp. 39 Wind 2000 Waterton area 3 Wind 2000 Rainbow Lake 5 45 Cogeneration 2001 Cowley North 20 Wind 2001

9 EnCana EnCana/Nexen EPCOR/ Peigan First Nation Lundbreck Developments Penn West TransAlta TransCanada TransCanada TransCanada Imperial Oil Northstone Power Permolex Sinnott 7 Wind 2001 Cavalier 120 Cogeneration 2001 Balzac 106 Cogeneration 2001 Pincher Creek 1 Wind 2001 Lundbreck 1 Wind 2001 APP-Burdette 7 Natural Gas 2001 APP-Coaldale 6 Natural Gas 2001 APP-Fort MacLeod 4 Natural Gas 2001 APP-Taber 8 Natural Gas 2001 Gift Lake 1 Waste Heat 2001 Buck Lake 6 Cogeneration 2001 Poplar Creek 360 Cogeneration 2001 Carseland 80 Cogeneration 2001 Medicine Hat/Cancarb 11 Cogeneration 2001 Redwater 40 Cogeneration 2001 Albian Muskeg River 170 Cogeneration 2002 Valleyview 45 Natural Gas 2002 Cold Lake 169 Cogeneration 2002 EVI 3 Natural Gas 2002 Elmworth Area 12 Natural Gas 2002 Red Deer 4 Cogeneration 2002 TransAlta Sundance #6 exp. 35 Coal 2002 TransCanada Co-gen & Bear Creek 80 Biomass 2002 Albian Muskeg River (ph. 2) 30 Cogeneration 2003 McBride Lake (TransAlta) East 1 Wind 2003 Oldman River 1, 2 32 Hydro 2003 Scotford 179 Cogeneration 2003 Calpine EnCana Calgary 300 Natural Gas 2003 Foster Creek 80 Cogeneration 2003

10 SAIT TransCanada (TransAlta) Irrican Suncor / Enbridge / EHN (TransAlta) EnCana / Nexen EPCOR EPCOR Talisman Highmark Renewables GW Power/ Nexen Kettle Hills Wind Energy Syncrude Canada Suncor City of Medicine Hat Suncor Enmax Purple Springs Kettle Hills Wind Energy Syncrude Mildred Lake Total New Generation On line ( ) Calgary 3 Cogeneration 2003 McKay River 165 Cogeneration 2003 McBride Lake 75 Wind 2003 Scotford 2 Cogeneration 2004 St. Mary River 7 Hydro 2004 Magrath 30 Wind 2004 Summerview 68 Wind 2004 Grande Prairie 25 Biomass 2005 Balzac 9 Cogeneration 2005 Genesee Coal 2005 Clover Bar 5 Biogas 2005 Edson 12 Cogeneration 2005 Vegreville 1 Biogas 2005 Taylor 3 Wind 2006 Soderglen 68 Wind 2006 Pincher Creek 9 Wind 2005 Aurora 80 Cogeneration 2006 Chin Chute 30 Wind 2006 Medicine Hat 10 Gas 2007 Fire Bag 80 Cogeneration 2007 Taber 81 Wind 2007 Pincher Creek 54 Wind 2007 Aurora 80 Cogeneration ,451 Source: Alberta Government Energy Department, Estimate based on EUB and AESO and industry information, 2007.

11 Proposed Generations Developer AltaGas Alberta Wind Energy Prairie Home Wind Energy Blue Trail Shell Canada TransAlta EPCOR ALBERTA POWER CNRL ECB Enviro North America EnCana Montant Alberta Tie Line OPTI/Nexen Sundance Forest Industries TransAlta TransAlta Wind Power Castle Rock Wind Power Prairie Greenwind Power Yagos Enviro N. America Location Proposed Capacity (MW) Type Status Southern Alberta 14 Gas 2007 Pincher Creek 50 Wind 2007 County of Warner 12 Wind 2007 Macleod Flats 66 Wind 3Q Caroline 20 Cogeneration 4Q 2007 SD 4 Upgrades 45 Coal 4Q 2007 Clover Bar 45 Gas 2007 Cyr's Ridge 18 Wind Sennet 35 Wind St Henry 72 Wind Fort McMurray 101 Cogeneration Primrose East 85 Cogeneration Lethbridge 3 Biomass Medicine Hat 85 Cogeneration Lethbridge 300 Interconnection Fort McMurray 170 Bitumen Edson 10 Biomass Keephills Upgrades Sundance Upgrades 30 Coal Coal Pincher Creek 112 Wind Pincher Creek 115 Wind Pincher Creek 100 Wind Lethbridge 3.2 Bio-Mass (cogen) 2008

12 EPCOR Greenwind Power Riverside Greenwind Power Hucik Greenwind Power Zoratti Kettles Hill Heritage TransAlta Seven Persons CNRL West WindEau MEG Energy Shell Canada Suncor Stage 3 West WindEau Wind Power Castle Rock #2 Windrise Power Deer Creek Energy EPCOR ENMAX ENMAX Imperial Kearl Phase 1 Luscar CNRL Shell Canada Petro- Canada/UTS TransAlta/ EPCOR Petro-Canada Clover Bar 100 Gas 2008 Pincher Creek 100 Wind 2008 Pincher Creek 140 Wind Pincher Creek 100 Wind Pincher Creek 70 Wind Medicine Hat 120 Wind Summerview 63 Wind Fort McMurray 85 Cogeneration Cypress Hills 200 Wind Christina Lake 85 Cogeneration Carmon Creek 185 Cogeneration Fort McMurray 170 Cogeneration Waterton 150 Wind Cypress Hills 200 Wind Pincher Creek 350 Wind Soderglen 99 Wind Fort McMurray 85 Cogeneration Clover Bar 100 Gas Calgary 50 Cogeneration Southern Alberta 1200 Gas Fort McMurray 85 Cogeneration Brooks area 450 Coal Primrose East 85 Cogeneraton Jackpine 170 Cogeneration Waterton 150 Wind Dunvegan 100 Hydro Fort McMurray 85 Cogeneration Keephills #3 450 Coal MacKay River 190 Cogeneration 2013+

13 TransAlta/ SD3 Upgrades CNRL Horizon Phase 3 Deer Cr. Joslyn Plant N. Imperial Oil Kearl Phase 2 Petro-Canada Total Proposed Generation Wabamun 40 Coal Fort McMurray 85 Gas Fort McMurray 85 Gas Fort McMurray 85 Gas Meadow Creek 170 Cogeneration ,189 *U/C denotes "Under Construction" Source: Alberta Government, EUB Information

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