Powering a more sustainable future means enlarging our portfolio of renewable energy options for customers. ENMAX is working to enlarge the renewable content of our generation portfolio, which currently is primarily derived from coal-fired generation. In 2007, we introduced a number of new generation plans, which rely on cleaner, 
gas-fired generation technologies that produce half the greenhouse gases (GHGs) per megawatt than current coal plants. We announced plans to build a 1,000 MW gas-fired generation plant in southern Alberta, and our intent to build a 120 MW natural gas-fired power generation peaking facility near Crossfield, Alberta and began discussion on the purchase of another wind farm in Alberta.
Throughout 2007, we continued to evaluate best-available energy technologies that are expected to deliver both cost-effective and environmental benefits. For example, "smart meters" are among the first innovations we’ve been testing. Smart metering remotely and precisely measures electricity use and production at a metered customer location on a 24/7 real time basis and conveys that data via wireless technologies. Two-way measurement capability means that other technologies, which we are also reviewing, such as solar panels, home-based electricity generators and micro wind turbines will be able to offset a resident's electricity consumption and send excess power back to the grid. Smart metering will also pave the way for a future of home area networks with smart appliances managed via the internet, and one in which plug-in hybrid and electric cars are a part of the transportation mix. What's more – all of these innovations will serve to reduce the need for transmission and infrastructure costs, while lowering energy costs by producing a significant portion of the energy required to power a typical household.
A. Emissions and Climate Change
B. Alternative Energy
C. Energy Consumption and Efficiency