Capital Power
1200-10423 101 St NW T5H0E9 Edmonton, AB, Canada

Hey #YEG are your bottles piling up? You can #recycle AND help out your community by donating them to Operation Friendship Seniors Society (OFSS)! The #OFSSBottleDrive helps raise funds for their drop-in centre & programs for seniors in need. Check out their flyer below to learn more.

Last month, our Goreway Power Station marked 10 years of operations without a lost time incident. This milestone wouldn’t be possible without everyone’s hard work, care & commitment to safety at the facility congrats to our Goreway team!

As part of our support for COVID-19 relief efforts across #Canada and the #US, we provided a contribution to United Way Perth-Huron. Located near our Kingsbridge 1 Wind facility, we’re pleased to support United Way Perth-Huron and their work to care for our community during these unprecedented times.

Today, we honour those who have dedicated their lives to #Canada and the #US by protecting our countries and freedom. #WeRemember #RemembranceDay #VeteransDay

We’re pleased to support Ontario Nature and contribute to the Cawthra Mulock Nature Reserve, located near our York Energy Centre! It’s important to us to support projects accessible to all in the community and we hope that everyone enjoys the new park benches.

We’re proud of our employees at our Southport facility who have generously given their time to host a food drive & personally contributed to local non-profit ‘Matthew’s Ministry’ helping children in need get proper meals throughout Brunswick County. Way to go Southport team!

It’s #WorldMentalHealthDay! Let’s make time for mental health: to learn, to focus on our wellbeing, and to reach out to each other. Together, let’s stop the stigma, share our experiences, and have meaningful conversations about mental illness and mental wellbeing.

Let’s make time for mental health by taking care of ourselves! Establishing a sense of balance, taking time to relax & discovering what helps us recharge are all important for our wellbeing. Focusing on our own self-care improves our mental health & ability to support others! #WorldMentalHealthDay

As we continue to face COVID-19, making time for our colleagues, friends & family is vital. Reaching out with an open mind & heart can change someone’s life and the gift of listening is something we all have the power to share. Let’s make time for mental health by reaching out! #WorldMentalHealthDay

Let’s make time for mental health by giving back to our community! Sharing the gifts of time, skills and/or money helps to not only uplift our community but our spirits as well. Giving back can help us make new connections, find a sense of belonging & develop new skills. #WorldMentalHealthDay

Great to see the Person County Library ‘Bookmobile’ on the road! We’re delighted to support this important service near our Roxboro facility that provides accessible books and encourages literacy in the local community. #CommunityInvestment

Our physical & mental health go hand in hand! Good physical health relieves stress, improves memory, helps us sleep better, helps us avoid complacency, prevents injury & can boost our overall mood. Let's make time for mental health by staying physically fit#WorldMentalHealthDay

In recognition of #WorldMentalHealthDay (https://bit.ly/3irxUK8) on October 10, we’re making time for mental health: to learn, to focus on our wellbeing and to reach out to each other important practices that we can all use during these unprecedented times. Throughout the week, we’ll be sharing the daily activities that we’re focusing on to help boost our moods, show our care and support mental wellness. To kick us off, we’re highlighting the importance of learning - takin...g stock of our own mental wellbeing and learning how to maintain, improve and support our own and other’s mental wellness, as well as understanding the tools and resources available to us, are invaluable steps on each of our own mental health journeys. Join us in assessing our mental wellness with CMHA National / ACSM National’s Mental Health Meter (https://bit.ly/2GFlZv2)! Together we can learn about mental health and work to improve our self-awareness, resiliency, balance, flexibility and our overall ability to enjoy life. To learn more about our culture of wellness and how we support work/life balance, visit: http://bit.ly/2XC0Yt9.

Capital Power is pleased to support the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues - EFCL’s 100th anniversary and contribute to their plaza and nature walk project at W. Hawrelak Park! In honour of the community spirit that the EFCL has cultivated over the past century in #YEG, our contribution supports the planting of several trees and other vegetation native to the area such as a Saskatoon bush, which has cultural significance. In respectful recognition of the Treaty 6 territ...ory on which this park sits, a Saskatoon Bush was chosen for its historical importance to this area as the traditional lands of First Nations and Métis people. The Saskatoon bush is considered an important symbol of how our mother earth provides sustenance, medicine and cultural tools for her people and the interconnectivity of plant and human life. Before the snow falls, visit the EFCL 100th Anniversary Plaza in W. Hawrelak Park to enjoy the gifts of nature and reflect on the history and caring legacy of our community!

We’re honoured to be selected as a finalist in 2 categories for the S&P Global Platts Global Energy Awards! Our strategic focus on innovation and delivering low-carbon #energy has earned us a spot in the ‘Award of Excellence Power’ category (1 of 12 global finalists!) and Kate Chisholm, our Chief Sustainability Officer, has been nominated for the ‘Lifetime Achievement’ award for her outstanding #ESG leadership and advocacy in the power industry. Learn more about the announ...cement: https://bit.ly/2S3tZIX About the Global Energy Awards: Often described as "the Oscars of the energy industry," this awards program highlights corporate and individual innovation, leadership and superior performance in 21 categories spanning the entire energy complex. The 2020 awards feature 300 nominees from 43 countries around the world! Check out the finalist announcement video with special host Jason Alexander to learn more: https://bit.ly/2S8BXR3 #PlattsGEA

"Capital Power is dedicated to advancing low-carbon solutions, including carbon conversion, to power a sustainable future for all. The province's support for this kind of critical technology is key to ensuring our energy system can continue to provide reliable, affordable power while lowering emissions and companies like Capital Power can become carbon neutral by 2050. Brian Vaasjo, President and CEO Today's funding announcements https://bit.ly/2RNyJSD by the Government of... Alberta and Emissions Reduction Alberta demonstrate the province’s commitment to innovation and collaboration. Alberta’s support for #CarbonConversion technologies will not only help enhance the sustainability of our energy system but create positive impacts across industries to lower emissions. Capital Power is excited that Carbon Corp., also known as C2CNT, has received $3 million dollars in funding for their world-leading carbon conversion technology. We’ll be implementing C2CNT technology at our future Genesee Carbon Conversion Centre set to be the world’s largest commercial scale production facility of carbon nanotubes, a high-value product that can be added to materials such as concrete, steel, and aluminum to substantially increase strength and drastically decrease emissions. More info: http://bit.ly/369Ot7Y @youralberta.ca

We see tremendous potential for the ACCTC to help us find ways to reduce & repurpose emissions & enable the low carbon future that is critical for the energy sector in #Alberta. Sian Barraclough, VP, Strategy and Sustainability Thanks to InnoTech Alberta for hosting a tour of their Alberta Carbon Conversion Technology Centre (ACCTC) today & showcasing how game-changing solutions for a low-carbon energy future are being developed locally in #Alberta. Located at the Shepar...d Energy Centre, co-owned by Capital Power & ENMAX, the ACCTC utilizes flue gas from the facility for research & testing of #CarbonConversion solutions, as well as for the ongoing Carbon XPRIZE competition. For the Carbon XPRIZE, participants use up to 25 tonnes of CO2 from Shepard for their research and testing resulting in real findings and solutions that will transform not only our energy system but offer positive cascading impacts across industries. We’ve already invested in one of the Carbon XPRIZE finalists, C2CNT and will be implementing their carbon conversion solution at our Genesee Generating Station (more info: http://bit.ly/369Ot7Y). We’re proud to support the work of the ACCTC and XPRIZE! To learn more about Shepard Energy Centre, visit http://bit.ly/2H4l1Wy

If you want the very best and brightest talent, you can’t recruit from 50% of the talent pool. Kate Chisholm, SVP, Planning, Stakeholder Relations and Chief Sustainability Officer Kate joined the Women in Clean Energy: Harnessing All Talent panel at #CEM11 to offer insight on gender equality, D&I, and the advancement of women in energy. She noted the importance of evaluating corporate recruitment practices to ensure top women candidates are recruited to leadership role...s in the #energy sector. Highlighting Capital Power’s Diversity & Inclusion practices, she explained that 1) when we recruit for leadership positions, we instruct our search firms to provide a shortlist of candidates that is no less than 50% women, 2) we maintain a recruitment list of high-quality female candidates in the industry to approach as positions open up, and 3) we’ve reviewed our job requirements for each position to remove barriers and gender bias that may prevent top female candidates from applying. Kate also explained how these practices have been successful for Capital Power. Today, we’re proud that both our Board and Executive team are made up of >40% women. Missed the event? Check out the session here: https://bit.ly/3ktUcMG #CEM11MI5KSA

Hear from Kate Chisholm, our Chief Sustainability Officer, virtually at the 11th Clean Energy Ministerial (#CEM11) event! She’ll be joining the Women in Energy: Harnessing All Talent panel (Sept. 17, 2-3:30 PM CET) to offer insight on gender equality, diversity and inclusion, and the advancement of women in the energy sector. #CEM11 brings together a community of the world's largest and leading countries, companies and international experts to achieve one mission accelerate clean energy transitions. Together CEM members account for 90% of the world’s clean power and 80% of global clean energy investment. Their collective commitment is to be inclusive, action-oriented, and focussed on delivering tangible real-world change. To register for Kate’s session and learn more about the event, visit: https://bit.ly/35yR7H0 #CEM11MI5KSA

To learn more about our Diversity and Inclusion practices and how we’re advancing a low-carbon energy future, view our 2019 Integrated Annual Report: http://bit.ly/3c5kr8U