Fort Chicago Energy Partners
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Veresen Inc. is a Calgary
, Alberta
-based energy infrastructure company with three main lines of business: Pipelines, Natural Gas and Power Generation.
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In September 2009, Pristine Power increased its ownership position from 10% to 47% in the Klinaklini project proposed by Kleana Power. The deal was structured as a nominal down payment with future payments coming after various milestones, notably the signing of a PPA (however the project was unsuccessful in 2008 Call). With this deal, Pristine increased its ownership position in several other projects, including Machmell River, and expected that its generation portfolio would double to 282MW.
, the City of Calgary’s municipally-owned electric utility.
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
-based energy infrastructure company with three main lines of business: Pipelines, Natural Gas and Power Generation.
Pipelines
- Alliance PipelineAlliance PipelineAlliance Pipeline is a natural gas transmission system that transports high-energy, rich natural gas from northeastern British Columbia and northwestern Alberta through Saskatchewan, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa to its terminus in Illinois....
(owned in partnership with Aux Sable Liquid Products) is a 3,000 km natural gas pipeline between western Canada and the US mid-west. - Alberta Ethane Gathering System (AEGS) - an ethaneEthaneEthane is a chemical compound with chemical formula C2H6. It is the only two-carbon alkane that is an aliphatic hydrocarbon. At standard temperature and pressure, ethane is a colorless, odorless gas....
1,300 km pipeline network that delivers ethane to Nova ChemicalsNOVA ChemicalsNOVA Chemicals Corporation is a plastics and chemical company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, with Executive Offices in the Pittsburgh suburb of Moon Township, Pennsylvania and Lambton County, Ontario. It was founded in 1954 as Alberta Gas Trunk Lines and was later renamed to NOVA Corporation...
plant in Joffre, AlbertaJoffre, AlbertaJoffre is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lacombe County. It is located north of Highway 11, approximately northeast of Red Deer.- Demographics :The population of Joffre according to Lacombe County's 2008 municipal census is 195....
and Dow Chemicals plant in Fort Saskatchewan, AlbertaFort Saskatchewan, AlbertaFort Saskatchewan is a city in Alberta, Canada, located northeast of downtown Edmonton, Alberta's capital city, along the North Saskatchewan River. Fort Saskatchewan is part of the Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area and is one of 24 municipalities on the Capital Region Board...
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Natural Gas
- Aux Sable Liquid Products - a natural gas liquids plant near ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
producing methane, ethane, propane, butane. - Alton Gas Storage facility proposed to be located in Alton, Nova ScotiaAlton, Nova ScotiaAlton is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County. Alton is the location of a natural gas storage facility currently under construction from salt caverns.-External links:*...
Power Generation
- Fort Chicago's Power - a co-generation and electrical power business with :
- Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island district heating and power generation plant
- London, OntarioLondon, OntarioLondon is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
district heating and power generation plant (producing 17 MW of electricity and 52 MW for the district heating system) - Ripon, CaliforniaRipon, CaliforniaRipon is a city located in . The population was 14,297 at the 2010 census.-History:Ripon, on the site previously known as Murphy's Ferry, Stanislaus City, & Stanislaus Station, was renamed for , which was itself named for a city in Yorkshire, England...
district heating and power generation plant - San Gabriel, CaliforniaSan Gabriel, CaliforniaSan Gabriel is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is named after the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, founded by Junipero Serra. The city grew outward from the mission and in 1852 became the original township of Los Angeles County. San Gabriel was incorporated in 1913...
district heating and power generation plant - Brush II 70 MW generation facility in Brush, ColoradoBrush, ColoradoThe City of Brush is a Statutory City located in Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The population was 5,117 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Brush is located at ....
- East Windsor 84 MW Generating Facility that supplies heat to FordFord Motor CompanyFord Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...
's plant in Windsor, OntarioWindsor, OntarioWindsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
as well as electricity - NRGreen PowerNrgreen powerNRGreen Power Limited Partnership is involved in the commercial development of electrical generation opportunities associated with the Canadian portion of the Alliance Pipeline natural gas system by recovering and converting waste heat at compressor stations and generating it into...
subsidiary of Alliance that operates four 5 MW generating stations using waste heat from pipeline pumping station in SaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota.... - Swift Power L.P purchased by Veresen Inc. Swift Power L.P. is developing run of the river hydro projects in British Columbia
Move into Renewable Energy
Beginning in the spring of 2010, Fort Chicago began aggressively moving into the renewable energy sector, with a particular focus on British ColumbiaBritish Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
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Pristine Power
In September 2010, Fort Chicago reached an agreement to purchase Pristine Power, which develops biomass and hydro power projects. Prior to this transaction, Fort Chicago had an 11.4% stake in Pristine.In September 2009, Pristine Power increased its ownership position from 10% to 47% in the Klinaklini project proposed by Kleana Power. The deal was structured as a nominal down payment with future payments coming after various milestones, notably the signing of a PPA (however the project was unsuccessful in 2008 Call). With this deal, Pristine increased its ownership position in several other projects, including Machmell River, and expected that its generation portfolio would double to 282MW.
ENMAX Power Corporation
In September 2010, Fort Chicago reached an agreement to purchase the BC-based hydro assets of ENMAXENMAX
ENMAX Corporation is a vertically integrated utility that provides electricity, natural gas, renewable energy and value-added services to its customers.-Overview:...
, the City of Calgary’s municipally-owned electric utility.