Coal-Fired Power Plant Expansion Approved

AWA letter to Hon. Peter Kent, Federal Minister of Environment to bring attention to a disappointing decision, whose legacy will affect Albertan’s and all Canadians for years to come.

On August 10, 2011, Maxim Power Corp. was given final approval by the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) to construct a 500-megawatt (MW) coal plant in the area of Grande Cache, Alberta. This decision was made just in time, enabling Maxim’s non-compliant plant to be commissioned before July 1, 2015 when new federal carbon legislation comes into effect.