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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 14,549,037 megawatt hours in 2023 via the wholesale market. During the same timeframe, the supplier obtained 14,549,037 megawatt hours via the wholesale electricity market. They had $779,741,000 in total revenue in 2023 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 0.07% of TransAlta's total electricity comes from the use of hydroelectric power.

    TransAlta generates 21,327 megawatt hours of electricity (or 0.48% of their total production) from solar energy sources.

    TransAlta generates 3,240,993 megawatt hours from non-renewable fuel sources, which is 176th out of 3530 companies in the nation.

    TransAlta produces 1,172,852 megawatt hours of electricity from wind energy, which is the 54th highest total out of 3530 providers that we track in the US.

    Producing 4,438,416 megawatt hours annually, TransAlta is the 192nd largest total producer of all companies in the US.

    TransAlta is 93rd out of 3530 electricity providers in the nation for total megawatt hours generated from coal.

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    TransAlta Production, Sales, and Emissions by Fuel Types

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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 3,059,9053,499,523,635.461,143.67
    Skookumchuck Wind FacilityTransAlta (100.00%)
    Thurston County WA Wind 400,637
    Big Level WindTransAlta (100.00%)
    Potter County PA Wind 277,262
    Hillsborough County NH Wind 75,694

    TransAlta Production Fuel Makeup

    COAL
    Coal
    Coal
    Coal
    Coal
    Coal
    Coal
    Coal
    68.79%
    WIND
    Wind
    Wind
    Wind
    26.43%
    NATURAL GAS
    Natural Gas
    4.08%
    SOLAR
    Solar
    0.48%
    DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
    Distillate Fuel Oil
    0.15%
    OTHER
    Other
    0.07%

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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 26.98% 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 73.02% 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.

    Ginalyn Gelera
    Last Reviewed By: Ginalyn Gelera
    Published: 2022-03-13