At Capital Power we seek to demonstrate our commitment to corporate responsibility by building and sustaining relationships through effective consultation on our business, operations and new ventures.
Our consultation process is designed to ensure that stakeholders have the opportunity to provide meaningful input business decisions that affect them, and result in decisions and actions that are guided by our understanding of our stakeholders’ interests and priorities and the values we share.
In this section you can learn more about ongoing communications with our facility neighbours and active public consultation initiatives.
Active Consultation Initiatives
Quality Wind Power Project:
Capital Power is exploring a potential wind power project about ten kilometres northeast of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia. The Quality Wind Project (QWP) has the potential to provide 100 to 200 megawatts of clean, renewable power to British Columbia. Location: near Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
Kingsbridge II Wind Power Project:
In late November 2009, Capital Power submitted an application into the Ontario Power Authority’s (OPA) Feed-In Tariff (FIT) program for the Kingsbridge II Wind Power Project. Kingsbridge II is proposed for the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (ACW) and would have the potential to generate up to 270 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy for the province of Ontario.
In September 2009, the Government of Ontario introduced the Renewable Energy Approval (REA) process. Capital Power will undertake an environmental assessment and public consultation process for the proposed Kingsbridge II within the REA process. For more information on the Ontario REA please visit http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/en/business/green-energy/ .
Cambridge Energy Centre:
As part of an expected future request for proposals from the Ontario Power Authority, Capital Power is proposing to build and operate a natural gas peaking generation facility in Cambridge, Ontario. The generation plant would use state-of-the-art natural gas technology to generate electricity in an environmentally-responsible and reliable way, to meet peak electricity demands.
On November 16, 2009, Capital Power submitted a Statement of Completion to the Ministry of the Environment for the Environmental Screening and Review conducted under Ontario Regulation 116/01 for the proposed Cambridge Energy Centre.
Port Dover and Nanticoke Wind Project:
In late November 2009, Capital Power submitted an application into the Ontario Power Authority’s (OPA) Feed-In Tariff (FIT) for the Port Dover and Nanticoke Wind Project. The Project, proposed for Haldimand County and Norfolk County, would have the potential to generate between 100 to 110 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy under the recently launched province of Ontario’s FIT program.
Approved Projects in Construction
Keephills 3:
The Keephills 3 power project is a 495 gross megawatt (MW) coal-fired generating plant that will be located adjacent to the existing Keephills power plant. Capital Power and TransAlta will be equal partners in the ownership of Keephills 3, with Capital Power responsible for construction. Construction is expected to take four years with commissioning scheduled for 2011. Location: Keephills, Alberta.
Ongoing Communications with Facility Neighbours
Genesee Community Advisory Task Group (CAT-G):
The Genesee Station Connection Newsletter provides bi-monthly updates to the community and stakeholders on the Genesee Generating Station and mine, including updates on local consultation through the Community Advisory Task Group.