Need
Due to the province’s rapid growth, more new electricity generation capacity is required.  Because electricity cannot be effectively stored, Alberta’s electrical system requires quick-start “peaking” facilities to provide electricity during peak times of power demand.

As a rapid-response, natural gas-fired facility, the Crossfield Energy Centre will help stabilize the province’s southern transmission grid.

Benefits
The Crossfield Energy Centre will offer a number of benefits including: 

• a clean, reliable, cost-effective source of new electricity supply for southern Alberta;
• helping keep electricity costs as low as possible for ENMAX customers by reducing their exposure to volatile energy markets;
• helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions by reducing transmission line losses from the Alberta grid;
• enhancing local and regional reliability of power supply during peak demand periods;
• providing a high value use of this site as well as economic and industrial diversification for the MD of Rocky View; and
• offering a significant source of local tax revenue.