industry utilities founded 2002 headquarters calgary alberta canada area served alberta canada key people scott thon president & ceo revenue 233 million cad 2008 altalink financials 25 net income 41 million cad 2008 altalink financials 25 number of employees 600 website www.altalink.ca altalink l.p. is one of canada s largest transmission companies . based in alberta altalink is responsible for the maintenance and operation of approximately 12 000 kilometres of transmission lines and 280 substations in alberta . altalink is a fully owned subsidiary of berkshire hathaway energy . contents 1 about altalink 2 transmission in alberta 3 current projects 4 breaking down an electricity bill 5 corporate governance 6 community involvement 7 see also 8 references 9 external links about altalink edit altalink l.p. is an alberta based utility company that provides electricity transmission services to most of alberta . on april 30 2002 altalink assumed control of alberta s largest transmission system previously owned by transalta . it owns and operates approximately 12 000 km of transmission lines and approximately 280 substations which makes up for the bulk of alberta s high voltage electricity transmission infrastructure . altalink also owns and operates the alberta portion of the interconnection that allows electricity to be exchanged between alberta and british columbia . altalink has more than 600 employees . headquartered in calgary alberta the company also has offices in lethbridge red deer and edmonton . on may 1 2014 altalink announced that berkshire hathaway energy had agreed to purchase the company . the sale was completed december 1 2014 . 1 transmission in alberta edit alberta s electricity market is separated into generation transmission and distribution . while the cost of electricity generation is dependent upon market forces the cost of electricity transmission and distribution in alberta is regulated by the provincial government . this is a breakdown of the electricity market in alberta . the planning and operation of alberta s electric system is done by the alberta electric system operator aeso a non profit entity independent of any industry affiliations and owns no transmission or market assets . the aeso determines the need for the province and then directs transmission facilities owners tfos to build the project . transmission facilities owners tfos are regulated by the alberta utilities commission auc and include companies like altalink atco electric enmax power in calgary and epcor in edmonton . all tfos must follow auc regulations in engaging stakeholders and the projects have to be approved by the auc . current projects edit altalink is currently involved in a number of major projects a couple considered publicly and politically sensitive . heartland transmission project approved after intense debate and discussion with delegates of edmonton and sherwood park . this project will be connecting the heartland industrial complex to the grid with a number of modern high capacity lines . western alberta transmission line reinforcement southern alberta transmission line reinforcement breaking down an electricity bill edit altalink earns a regulated return on its investment to build operate and maintain alberta s power system as determined by the auc . altalink earns this return by recovering a portion of the transmission charge that is on every ratepayer s electricity bill . this transmission charge represents less than 10 per cent of the average total electricity bill . this is a percentage breakdown of a typical residential electricity bill in alberta . corporate governance edit altalink is governed by a board of directors . the current directors of the board include david tuer chair jim burke don chynoweth gilles laram e sue lee paul mccoy douglas mitchell q.c. patricia nelson and robert turgeon . community involvement edit according to altalink s 2011 report to communities through the building and maintenance of altalink s transmission facilities the company expects to create more than 37 000 person years of employment related to construction and local support services between 2010 to 2015 . altalink has been a sponsor of alberta 4 h since 2005 . currently altalink is a legacy builder sponsor and is the title sponsor of all the regional district and provincial communications and public speaking programs . altalink is also a member of the joint utility safety team just . just s mandate is to positively affect change in attitudes and behaviours toward power line safety to help reduce power line incidents . in partnership with the avian power line interaction committee altalink hosted canada s first avian interactions with power lines workshop that took place in banff alberta from august 10 to 12 2011 . the international workshop brought together around 100 representatives from altalink and the avian power line interaction committee including government and industry professionals from across north america to focus on protecting birds from electrical equipment . see also edit electricity sector in canada 40px alberta alberta electricity policy electric power transmission electricity market references edit http www.altalink.ca news news releases.cfm releasepage 05012014162641 altalink 2011 . 2011 report to communities . retrieved 2010 01 16 altalink 2010 . 2010 report to communities . retrieved 2010 01 16 altalink 2014 . 1 berkshire hathaway energy purchases snc lavalin s equity in altalink retrieved 2014 01 03 external links edit altalink website alberta utilities commission website alberta electric system operator website alberta energy website alberta 4 h website joint utility safety team website avian power line interaction committee website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title altalink & oldid 720400954 categories power companies of canadacompanies based in calgary navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in 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