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About TransAlta

TransAlta is a wholesale power marketer, which means they sell electricity on the wholesale market. The company had sales of 20,703,890 megawatt hours in 2022 via the wholesale market. During the same timeframe, the supplier obtained 20,703,890 megawatt hours via the wholesale electricity market. They had $1,301,203,000 in total revenue in 2022 from electricity-related activities, all of which came from sales to the wholesale electricity market to end-users.

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TransAlta Overview

  • Company Type:Wholesale Power Marketer
  • Headquarters:1355 Northwest Everett Street, Suite 100
    Portland, Orlando 97209
    United States of America
  • CEO:Bob Nelson

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    Quick Facts About TransAlta

    Roughly 0.09% of TransAlta's total electricity comes from the use of hydroelectric power.

    TransAlta generates 20,419 megawatt hours of electricity (or 0.43% of their total production) from solar energy sources.

    TransAlta generates 3,463,564.01 megawatt hours from non-renewable fuel sources, which is 160th out of 3526 companies in the nation.

    TransAlta produces 1,259,145 megawatt hours of electricity from wind energy, which is the 51st highest total out of 3526 providers that we track in the US.

    Producing 4,747,318.01 megawatt hours annually, TransAlta is the 172nd largest total producer of all companies in the US.

    TransAlta is 82nd out of 3526 electricity providers in the nation for total megawatt hours generated from coal.

    Energy provider of the year for Wyoming, Major Provider Category
    Highest Ratio of Renewable Electricity
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    Energy provider of the year for Minnesota, Major Provider Category
    Highest Ratio of Renewable Electricity
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    Energy provider of the year for Wyoming, Major Provider Category
    Top 3 Largest Producer of Renewable Electricity
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    TransAlta Energy Makeup

    MonthlyWe report production data as it is published. Due to reporting methods and timing, data from 2023 and 2022 may be incomplete. Data is released in full each fall for the previous calendar year. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.
    AnnualAnnual data for 2022 will be finalized in the fall of 2023. Until that time, some data may be incomplete. Data for 2023 is a summation of all information released to date, which may only represent a portion of the actual production that has occurred. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.

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    Power Plants Owned by TransAlta

    PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions/MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
    Transalta Centralia GenerationTransAlta (100.00%)
    		Lewis County WA Coal 3,215,644.013,621,229,795.771,126.13
    Skookumchuck Wind FacilityTransAlta (100.00%)
    		Thurston County WA Wind 408,889
    Big Level WindTransAlta (100.00%)
    		Potter County PA Wind 256,870
    Antrim WindTransAlta (100.00%)
    		Hillsborough County NH Wind 68,631
    4 power plants total

    TransAlta Fuel Makeup

    COAL
    Coal
    Coal
    Coal
    Coal
    Coal
    Coal
    Coal
    67.61%
    WIND
    Wind
    Wind
    Wind
    26.52%
    NATURAL GAS
    Natural Gas
    5.22%
    SOLAR
    Solar
    0.43%
    DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
    Distillate Fuel Oil
    0.13%
    OTHER
    Other
    0.09%

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    TransAlta FAQ:

    Who is the CEO of TransAlta?

    Bob Nelson is the CEO of TransAlta.

    What percentage of TransAlta's electricity is generated using renewable fuel sources?

    Electric generation plants owned by or associated with TransAlta produce 27.04% of their electricity using renewable fuel sources.

    What percentage of TransAlta's electricity is generated from nonrenewable fuels?

    Power generation facilities owned by or associated with TransAlta produce 72.96% of their electricity from nonrenewable fuel types.

    How many power plants are owned by or associated with TransAlta?

    There are 4 power plants owned by or associated with TransAlta.

    Matt Hope
    Last Reviewed By: Matt Hope
    Published: 2022-03-13