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How to Buy Green Power: ALBERTA

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Vision Quest^® – TransAlta’s Wind Business
Vision Quest is a wholly owned, independently operated business unit of TransAlta Corporation, one of Canada’s largest non-regulated electrical generation companies. Vision Quest is a wind power producer with EcoLogo-certified facilities in Alberta and presently operates 220 wind turbine power plants.  They own 152 MW of total peak capacity (which includes a 50% share in the 75 MW wind farm at McBride Lake).  Output from these facilities is enough energy to supply more than 52,000 homes.  Vision Quest has plans to increase its installed capacity across Canada. Green Energy^® power generated by Vision Quest^® facilities are sold to wholesale and commercial customers.

www.visionquestwind.com/products.asp?pg=energy&mi=02&bdy=b21&id=products

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Green Power Certificates

Bullfrog Power
Bullfrog Power is a leading Canadian provider of 100% green, carbon-free electricity and provides Alberta homes and businesses with a convenient, easy way to go green. Bullfrog Power sources green power exclusively from clean, renewable generation facilities that have received Environment Canada’s EcoLogo certification.  Bullfrog Power is the only green power choice currently available to virtually all Albertans, without switching their electricity provider or retailer. Choosing Bullfrog Power is a breeze. Visit www.bullfrogpower.com to sign up.

Canadian Hydro Developers – Green Certificates
Canadian Hydro Developers created a Renewable Energy Certificates program to sell the environmental attributes of wind and small hydropower facilities to both residential and corporate customers. Certificates are offered in 1 MWh blocks at $20 per MWh. Commercial customers are offered the certificates under contracts of differences. Canadian Hydro also sells green certificates wholesale to a power retailer, which sells to its customer base. The certificates are self-certified, but all generation facilities are EcoLogo-certified. www.canhydro.com/power.html

EPCOR – Envest Program
The Envest Program encourages large corporate customers to source some or all their electricity needs from Green Power, using green certificates. The certificates represent the environmental benefits of EcoLogo-certified, low-impact renewable sources such as wind, solar, biomass and run-of-the-river hydro. The Envest "Green Tags" are EcoLogo-certified and each tag represents 1 MWh of electricity. Pricing is customized. www.epcor.com/customers/commercial+and+industrial/envest

ENMAX – Greenmax Program
ENMAX is a utility owned by the City of Calgary. Approximately 22,000 residential and 200 commercial customers were participating in ENMAX Energy's Greenmax program as of September 30, 2005. Calgary Transit's C-Train light rail system is 100% powered by wind power supplied through Greenmax. As of October 2005, the monthly price premium for ENMAX's EcoLogo-certified Green Power product for residential participants was $6.25 for 50% green power and $12.50 for 100% Green Power. ENMAX also has a small and medium business offer at $15.00 for 50% and $30.00 for 100% Green Power. Pricing for large commercial/industrial customers is customized. ENMAX offers its product throughout Alberta. www.enmax.com/Energy/Residential/Greenmax/Breathe%2Ba%2BLittle%2BEasier.htm
www.enmax.com/Energy/Business/Wind%2BGenerated%2BPower/default.htm

Vision Quest^® – Green Energy^® Tags
Vision Quest is a wholly owned, independently operated business unit of TransAlta Corporation, one of Canada’s largest non-regulated electrical generation companies. Green Energy^® Tags are primarily sold to commercial customers in volumes greater than 4,000 MWh per year. Retail customers can purchase Vision Quest^® Green Energy^® Tags through the Pembina Institute. All Green Energy^® Tags produced by Vision Quest are Green Leaf and Green-e-certified.  www.visionquestwind.com/products.asp?pg=energy&mi=02&bdy=b21&id=products

Green Power Certificates available at the National Level

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