Capital Power Corporation

Company description

Capital Power Corporation is a North American power producing company. The Company develops, acquires, owns, and operates power generation from a range of energy sources. The Company is engaged in the operation of electrical generation facilities within Canada, including Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario, and in the United States, including North Carolina, Arizona, Alabama, New Mexico, Kansas, Texas, North Dakota, and Illinois. It builds, owns, and operates utility-scale generation facilities that include renewables such as wind, solar, and waste heat, and thermal such as natural gas and coal. It owns over 6,400 megawatts (MW) of power generation capacity at approximately 26 facilities across North America. In addition, approximately 425 MW of owned renewable generation capacity in North Carolina and Alberta. Its facilities include Genesee 1, 2, and 3, Clover Bar Landfill Gas, Clover Bar Energy Centre, Whitla 1.

Company details

City:
Alberta
Address:
1200-10423 101 St NW EDMONTON, AB T5H 0E9 Canada

Participation in projects

Projects Transactions
List of the updates in which the company was involved

Company updates

  • August 16, 2023

    Vestas secures 140 MW turbine order for Onshore wind farm in Canada

    Vestas has received a 140 MW order to power the Halkirk II wind project owned by Capital Power in Alberta, Canada.

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  • January 18, 2023

    Capital Power signs 15-year for 75 MW Clydesdale Solar project in Alberta

    Capital Power has entered into a 15-year power purchase agreement with Shaw Communications Inc. for the purchase of 30 MW of the 75 MW Clydesdale Solar photovoltaic project located on privat...

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  • March 25, 2022

    Capital Power starts commercial operation of 41 MW Strathmore solar project in Alberta

    Canadian power producer Capital Power Corporation has started the commercial operation of its 41 MW Strathmore solar photovoltaic project located 320 acres of leased industrial land owned by...

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  • March 25, 2022

    Capital Power, MEGlobal sign PPA for Whitla wind project in Alberta

    MEGlobal Canada ULC has entered into a 10-year agreement with Capital Power Corporation to purchase a significant share of renewable energy (126 megawatts) from Capital Power’s Whitla Wind 2 and...

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  • May 05, 2021

    Budweiser offtakes power from 75 MW Enchant solar project in Taber

    Budweiser has announced a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Capital Power. The agreement includes approximately 51% of the electricity generated by a new solar facility in Taber, Alberta. O...

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  • October 22, 2020

    Capital Power executes 20-year PPAs for three solar projects in North Carolina

    Capital Power Corporation has executed 20-year power purchase agreements with Duke Energy Carolinas for three solar development projects located in North Carolina totaling 160 megawatts (MW). The sola...

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  • July 03, 2020

    Vestas awarded contract to supply for 97 MW Whitla Wind 2 and 54 MW Whitla Wind 3 projects in Alberta

    Vestas has received a 151 MW order of V136-3.45 MW turbines delivered in 3.6 MW Power Optimised Mode from Capital Power for the 97 MW Whitla Wind 2 and 54 MW Whitla Wind 3 projects in Alberta, Canada....

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  • June 26, 2020

    Capital Power adds 54 MW capacity to Whitla wind farm project in Alberta

    Capital Power Corporation is moving forward with the third phase of the Whitla Wind facility (Whitla Wind 3) that will add 54 megawatts (MW) in late 2021. The Whitla Wind facility is located in the Co...

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  • April 07, 2020

    Capital Power finalizes takeover of 100.5 MW Buckthorn wind power project in Erath County

    Capital Power Corporation has completed the acquisition of a 100% ownership interest in Buckthorn Wind, a 101 MW wind facility, from co-sellers John Laing Investments and Clearway Renew LLC, a su...

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  • March 18, 2020

    Capital Power completes construction of 150 MW Cardinal Point Wind project in Illinois

    Capital Power’s Cardinal Point Wind project in the US has been completed on schedule and will begin commercial operations shortly. The construction cost of the 150 megawatt wind project located...

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