1. Wind Development in an Evolving Power Market
ACAMP Seminar March 16, 2016

2. Capital Power
Capital Power (TSX: CPX) is a growth-oriented North American power producer headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. The company develops, acquires, operates and optimizes power generation from a variety of energy sources.
Capital Power owns more than 3,200 megawatts of power generation capacity at 17 facilities across North America and owns 371 megawatts of capacity through a power purchase agreement. An additional 545 megawatts of owned generation capacity is under construction or in advanced development in Alberta and North Carolina.

3. Facilities
Capital Power (TSX: CPX) is a growth-oriented North American power producer headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. The company develops, acquires, operates and optimizes power generation from a variety of energy sources.
Capital Power owns more than 3,100 megawatts of power generation capacity at 16 facilities across North America and owns 371 megawatts of capacity through a power purchase agreement. An additional 90 megawatts of owned wind generation capacity is under construction in Ontario.

4. Pillars of Wind Development
Strong wind regime
Positive Landowner and Community Relationships
Favourable Transmission Interconnection

5. Benefits to Developing Wind Energy
Green Attributes of renewable energy are a tradable commodity that hold value – RECs
The cost to install wind generation is currently the most economic of all green choices
In response to climate change, the Government of Alberta has announced a target to retire all coal generation in Alberta by 2030, replacing ~2/3 of which with renewable generation

6. Challenges to Developing Wind Energy
Green Energy (Wind)
Cost
Reliable

7. The Cost of Wind Generation

8. The Reliability of Wind Generation

9. Integration of Wind Energy and Smart Grids
Innovation
Changes in consumer behaviour
Technology Advancements => Lower Cost
Combined Storage and Wind
At end of day grids can be green, however it currently comes at a cost in the form of dollars or reliability.