In its submission filed with the Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) regarding the Keephills proposal, the Pembina Institute shows how TransAlta could free up enough income from its project (some $47-$85 million per annum) to support investments in technologies that could significantly lower emissions from pollutants such as sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter (see background #2).
Air pollution from the four generating sites west of Edmonton will increase by up to one third if all the electric power developments proceed. The majority of the emissions will come from TransAlta facilities, especially from its proposal for the Keephills expansion (see background #1).
