Medicine Hat power plant eyes Alberta capacity market
City officials say Medicine Hat's generation charter limits exports to meet local needs while the province shifts from open energy to a capacity market over four years. The change aims to fund generators and reduce volatility tied to shortages, with flexibility for co generators to access capacity auctions.
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Regional waste plan eyed to extend landfill life
Medicine Hat, Cypress County and Redcliff consider a regional study on waste collection and potential shared landfills to push decades beyond the current 16 year life. A $200,000 provincial grant would back the plan, with decisions by three councils on joint management and doorstep recycling.
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Oil patch thefts rise as RCMP log 854 crimes in 10 months
RCMP report 854 crimes at Alberta oil and gas well sites in the first ten months of 2016, higher than all of 2015, driven mainly by theft. Investigators note sight glasses stolen to make pipes for drugs, with costs for cleanup and environmental damage cited by industry officials. Encana and Prospector Energy Services report increased security spending and staffing to counter the surge.
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