TransAlta

TransAlta is organized into two separate business segments: Generation and Energy Marketing. Our past year (2006) profile, an industry outlook, and our focus are highlighted below.

TransAlta has transformed into a power generation company by acquiring new generating assets, expanding and optimizing at existing facilities, and creating new products and services that enhance our competitive, low-cost advantage.

8,788 MW of capacity (not including plants in development)

54,561 GWh produced at an average plant availability of 89 percent

50 facilities in four geographies: Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Australia

Three surface coal mines: Highvale & Whitewood (Alberta, Canada); Centralia (Washington, United States)

Fuel mix of coal (58 per cent), gas (29 per cent), hydro (9 per cent), and renewables (4 per cent)

18 million tonnes of coal mined

100.4 million gigajoules (GJ) of gas consumed

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