TransAlta (TAC) Purchase Agreement with Puget Sound Energy Approved

January 10, 2013 7:48 AM EST
TransAlta Corporation (NYSE: TAC) announced today that the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission issued a decision approving, with conditions, a long-term power purchase agreement between Puget Sound Energy ("PSE") and TransAlta's subsidiary TransAlta Centralia Generation LLC (TransAlta) for the Centralia, Washington power plant. PSE has ten days from the date of the order to petition for reconsideration or relief of the terms under the order. The proposed agreement would permit PSE to purchase an average 346 megawatts of coal transition power from TransAlta's Centralia power plant.

TransAlta is a power generation and wholesale marketing company focused on creating long-term shareholder value. TransAlta maintains a low-to-moderate risk profile by operating a highly contracted portfolio of assets in Canada, the United States and Australia. TransAlta's focus is to efficiently operate geothermal, wind, hydro, natural gas and coal facilities in order to provide customers with a reliable, low-cost source of power. For over 100 years, TransAlta has been a responsible operator and a proud contributor to the communities in which it works and lives. TransAlta has been selected by Jantzi-Sustainalytics as one of Canada's Top 50 Socially Responsible Companies since 2009 and is recognized globally for its leadership on sustainability and corporate responsibility standards by FTSE4Good. TransAlta is Canada's largest investor-owned renewable energy provider.


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