Over the past few weeks there’s been considerable public debate about Alberta’s energy situation. The province is in need of additional infrastructure to meet growing demand for electricity, and ENMAX Energy is one of the companies addressing that need.

Media representatives are invited to the future site of the Crossfield Energy Centre on July 23, 2008 where ENMAX President and CEO Gary Holden will be joined by the MD of Rocky View Reeve Lois Habberfield, Deputy Reeve Greg Boehlke and the Mayor of Crossfield, Phil McCracken in a special sod-turning ceremony.

The Crossfield Energy Centre will be a 120 MW natural gas-fired peaking facility. It is designed to meet periods of peak electrical demand and is expected to operate about 15 to 45 per cent of the time to help stabilize the province’s southern transmission grid.

EVENT DETAILS

What:  Ground-breaking ceremony on the site of the future Crossfield
            Energy Centre with photo and interview opportunity.

When: Wednesday, July 23, 2008
            11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Where: Future site of the Crossfield Energy Centre, just south of Crossfield across from the PrimeWest gas plant on Highway 2A.

Directions:  From Calgary -
             Take Deerfoot Trail/Highway 2 north
             Turn off at the Crossfield/Beiseker (Hwy 2A) overpass
             Turn left and head west on Hwy 2A
             Follow Hwy 2A as it heads north
             Take first turnout on right into the Pembina Oil Service Station
             Turn right and head south following it as it turns east until
             you come to the ENMAX event

ENMAX Energy Corporation, a subsidiary of ENMAX Corporation, is Alberta’s leading competitive electricity retailer. ENMAX Energy also provides natural gas and value-added services to residential, commercial and industrial customers throughout Alberta. Through a subsidiary, ENMAX Energy is one of Alberta’s largest investors in renewable energy with partial ownership of the McBride Lake Wind Farm and complete ownership of the Taber and Kettles Hill Wind Farms. ENMAX Energy’s Greenmax was one of the first green power marketing programs in Canada, and celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2008. Visit our website at enmaxenergy.com.

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