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Maxim Power Corp. has struck a $12.95 million deal, selling its Alberta Power Project facilities to AltaGas Pipe-line Partnership. AltaGas has operated the four southern Alberta natural-gas power plants since 2007, and bought their total capacity of 26 megawatts since 2005 under a long-term tolling agreement. Proceeds from the sale would be funneled toward its Deerland, H.R. Milner coal-fired power plant expansion and Mine 14 projects.
A 15-year agreement that calls for Minnesota Power to buy hydroelectricity from Manitoba Hydro beginning in 2020 was unanimously approved today by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. The 250 megawatt (MW) power purchase agreement will provide a competitive energy resource for customers of Minnesota Power, a utility division of ALLETE. Additional hydropower will support Minnesota Power resource planning goals of more efficiency, flexibility and diversity while lessening its dependence on coal and lowering emissions from its generation fleet.
Shear Wind Inc has asked the Nova Scotia government for environmental approvals for a proposed expansion. Glen Dhu, the largest wind farm in Nova Scotia, has been in operation since March. The 62-megawatt first phase has been producing more power than expected. Shear Wind will also be proposing a 50MW wind project in the Canaan Mountains area in northern Nova Scotia. However, developers can only be awarded one project under the competitive bidding process, which is being overseen by an independent renewable energy administrator.