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(Coal lease data via Alberta Energy, as of Dec. 16, 2020; parks data courtesy Wesley Barr.) The UCP government says it won't change the rules in former Category 1 lands, where all types of mining ...

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In 2014, 55 per cent of Alberta's electricity was produced from 18 coal-fired generators. The Alberta government announced in 2015 it would eliminate emissions from coal power generation by 2030.

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We will provide the applicant and any SOC filers with a copy of our decision via email and/or through one of our application systems, such as Integrated Application Registry and OneStop. Application types Submit an Application For guidance on how to submit an application for Coal development, refer to Manual 020: Coal Development.

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This report explains that Alberta will have little coal-fired electricity left by the end of 2023, six years ahead of the federally mandated coal phase-out deadline of December 31, 2029. This relatively rapid transition away from coal …

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Consultation has concluded. The Coal Policy Committee was established in March 2021 to develop and lead a widespread and comprehensive public engagement to inform Alberta's long-term approach to coal. The committee's engagement and final reports have been submitted to the Minister of Energy. This webpage and its contents will be archived and ...

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Vista Coal Project. Coalspur Mining Ltd's Vista Coal Project, just east of Hinton, Alberta, and approximately 40 kilometres from the eastern boundary of Jasper National Park, has been described as the largest thermal-coal-for-export project in Canada, and perhaps the largest in North America . According to JWN Energy, the Vista Coal Project has a "surface area of …

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News Energy Politics Environment What Kenney Had to Kill to Embrace Coal Alberta's 1976 Coal Policy protected vital drinking water supplies for much of the province.

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Alberta is set to meet its goal to eliminate coal-fired electricity production years earlier than its 2030 target, thanks to recently announced utility conversion projects. Capital Power Corp.'s plan to spend nearly $1 billion to …

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Alberta coal mining activity rebounds in 2018 Markets . Apr 01, 2019 · A downtrend in coal mining in Alberta over the last several years appears to be being reversed. Last year saw a rebound in activity, according to a report released earlier this year by Alberta Energy''s Coal and Mineral Development Unit.

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Application Processes Project Application Energy companies must apply for our approval to begin an energy development project or activity in Alberta. Every year, we receive about 40 000 applications, including everything from requests to access a parcel of land, to requests to drill a well, to requests to build a pipeline.

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The Alberta Electricity Rate Cap was a subsidy that was meant was meant to run from June 2017 until 2021 and maxed out the electricity rate paid by Albertans (residential and small businesses customers) to 6.8 cents …

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then respond to Alberta Energy's continuation offer. Alberta Energy will finalize the agreement based on the offer letter unless: • The applicant submits additional data prior to the agreement expiry or • Submits a request for review before the Offer Expiry date. Only the company who submitted the application can request a review of Alberta

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Coal, once responsible for over 80 per cent of Alberta's electric generation, and roughly half only five years ago, will be gone. This chart shows coal power's share of Alberta's annual electricity...

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Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage, at left (Photo: David J. Climenhaga). Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage said yesterday coal leases from the Kenney Government's controversial December 2020 auction have been cancelled, but this does not mean as some news media reported that the province has reversed its plan to expand coal mining …

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Under the Alberta Coal Conservation Act and Coal Conservation Rules, we divide applications related to coal mining into four categories: coal routine – changes to approved activities not expected to adversely and materially affect resource conservation, the environment, socioeconomic conditions, or stakeholders assessed in the original application.

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The cancellation of the 1976 Coal Development Policy for Alberta was revealed via media release on the Friday afternoon before the May long weekend in 2020. It came with no public consultation. At ...

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It advised that: "Alberta Energy will continue to issue coal leases through the public offering process for lands classified as Category 4 in A Coal Development Policy for Alberta (1976). … All applications for Crown coal rights in Category 2 and 3 will continue to be held as applications." (at 1, emphasis added). This leasing rule ...

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In the fiscal year 2019-2020 coal represented $11.8 million or 0.2% of Alberta's total non-renewable resource revenue of $5.9 billion. : 15 On 1 June 2020, Premier Jason Kenney rescinded the 1976 Coal Policy and lifted the restrictions on coal mining exploration and development on 3 of the 4 categories of land based on environmental sensitivity.

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The production of coal involves either surface or underground mining. The consumption of coal generates particulate matter, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, heavy-metal release [mercury] and CO2. Clean coal technologies look at the reduction of these by-products in a variety of methods. As coal-fired electrical generation represents a ...

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A one-page information sheet with quick facts and statistics on energy reserves, production, distribution, and consumption in Alberta. Updated. February 1, 2015. Tags coal natural gas oil production piplelines. Resources. Facts and stats : energy in Alberta [February 2015] ... Alberta energy quick facts

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Government of Alberta | Energy 2020-21 Annual Report ©2021 Government of Alberta | Published: June 2021 ISBN 978-1-4601-5113-6 ... comprehensive public engagement to inform Alberta's long-term approach to coal development. In a year unlike any other, Albertans demonstrated their ability to not only persevere but to rise above.

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Updated May 2022 Alberta has over 28 000 oil facilities and over 19 000 gas plants and gas facilities. In 2021, this included 8 operating oil sands mines, 25 thermal in situ oil sands operations, 5 active bitumen upgraders, 5 refineries, 3 coal processing plants, and 9 producing coal mines. Oil Sands Facilities Mine Projects

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This is a list of electrical generating stations in Alberta, Canada.. Alberta produces a large share of its electricity through natural gas and a decreasing share of its electricity through coal (the latter to be phased out by 2023, seven years ahead of the provincial and federal phase-out). Over the last few years, a booming economy and the deregulation of the electricity market …

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Alberta is set to meet its goal to eliminate coal-fired electricity production years earlier than its 2030 target, thanks to recently announced utility conversion projects. Capital Power Corp.'s plan to spend nearly $1 billion to switch two coal-fired power units west of Edmonton to natural gas, and stop using coal entirely by 2023, was welcomed by both the …

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Twenty years ago, Alberta got 81% of its electricity from coal. By 2016 this was down to about 50% and then in 2023 will eliminate coal-fired electricity generation. Big changes – Capital Power is converting the three coal-fired power units at Alberta's last coal plant, Genesee, to natural gas by 2023.

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Alberta is a global energy leader with a diverse resource portfolio that includes oil, oil sands, natural gas, minerals, and coal, as well as unconventional resources including shale gas, coal bed methane and tight oil and gas. Alberta also supports renewable and alternative resources. Albertans own 81% of the province's oil, natural gas and ...

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This application provides enhanced access to end-users with disabilities: it enables full keyboard control, is screen reader friendly, and contains other features to make mapping technology more accessible to the largest possible audience of potential users, regardless of their level of ability.

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Alberta has the fourth-largest proven oil reserves in the world – 9% of total proven global oil reserves. Approximately 99% of these reserves are in the oil sands. Between 2011 and 2019, overall average oil sands emission intensity in Alberta decreased by 22%. With additional technology, GHG intensity can be further reduced by up to 20% by 2030.

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Alberta energy online services. Mineral and surface rights mapping, energy news, information letters, subscriptions and other online resources. Coal policy engagement. Feedback was gathered to inform Alberta's long-term approach to coal development. Coal public offerings and results. Record of coal public offering notices.

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Recent updates: AESO Market Projects Regulatory All. Jul. 22, 2022 Regulatory Save the Date | Energy Storage Rule Amendments, Sept. 2022 Sessions. Jul. 12, 2022 Market HRT1 Heartland Petrochemical Change in …

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Source: Provincial Archives of Alberta, A6152. Alberta's deadliest coal mine disaster occurs at Hillcrest, Alberta. An initial gas explosion triggers a larger coal dust explosion, killing 189 miners. The initial fatalities estimate reported in the Edmonton Capital newspaper on …

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In 2021. Subbituminous coal no longer comprises the bulk of coal production in Alberta, but it still accounted for nearly half of the total marketable coal production in 2021. Production of subbituminous coal decreased by 36.4 per cent in 2021 to 5.0 megatonnes (Mt). Several subbituminous coal mines have reduced production or ceased operations ...

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