How might I be affected? To ensure safe electrical clearances are maintained at the new 500 kV voltage, repairs or modifications to some existing You are receiving this brochure because our records indicate powerlines located near the 1202L may be needed. you are a landowner or resident located near the existing 1202L transmission line. Please see the map inside to view where you Prior to any vegetation management or repair work, an AltaLink are in relation to the 1202L transmission line, Keephills and representative will contact the landowner to discuss the activity. Stakeholder Information Package Ellerslie substations. A picture of a 1202L tower is located on Keephills Unit #3 Interconnection – 1202L Energization the first page. Environmental considerations September 2008 When the voltage level is increased there may be a slight rise AltaLink is committed to reducing environmental impacts. in the noise produced by the line. When touching ungrounded All construction and maintenance activities will follow the metallic objects such as fences, sheds or eavestroughs you Environment Protection and Enhancement Act. may experience a nuisance shock. A nuisance shock is when AltaLink will ensure its contractors use appropriate techniques a build-up of an electrical charge in an ungrounded metallic to protect water quality, soils, vegetation and wildlife habitat. The proposed project Why is this project needed? object causes a slight shock when physically touched. AltaLink will ensure the line complies with noise guidelines and that AltaLink believes in sharing project information and working The AESO has determined that there is a need for an expansion metallic objects close to the line are properly grounded to Future development plans with the public to ensure their input and concerns are heard, of the transmission system in the and Wabamun understood and addressed. areas – particularly due to a proposed new electrical generator prevent nuisance shocks. Other transmission projects taking place in relation to this near Lake Wabamun. Increasing the voltage of the 1202L project include: The Electric System Operator (AESO) has requested During the next few weeks an AltaLink representative will be transmission line will allow the additional electricity from the that AltaLink increase the voltage of its existing 1202L phoning landowners on or adjacent to the right-of-way to discuss • Keephills 3 Station Service and Interconnect: Both of these generator to enter the transmission system. transmission power line from 240 kV (240,000 volts) to 500 kV the project and any concerns or questions. Typical questions projects involve work to be completed between the Keephills (500,000 volts). The AESO submitted a Need Identification Document (NID) and answers regarding transmission lines can be found in the power plant and the adjacent substation. This includes a new requesting that the 1202L be increased to 500 KV to the Alberta brochures included with this package. 138kV powerline from the substation to the new generator The 1202L transmission line is located between the city of and Utilities Commission (AUC). The AUC approved the NID on building. A 500kV powerline from the generator back to the Edmonton and the Wabamun area and connects the Keephills Your comments about the project and the commitments June 20, 2008. we make will be incorporated into AltaLink’s application to substation will transfer the power to the provincial grid when and Ellerslie substations. The line was originally designed and the AUC. We will notify landowners on the progress of the the generator is in operation. There is some equipment built for a voltage of 500 kV, but to date has been operating at As the transmission facility operator in the area AltaLink has regulatory application by mail. required in the substation to connect the lines. 240 kV. been directed by the AESO to proceed with the preparation of a facility application. AltaLink is hosting open houses to discuss this project with • AltaLink may be requested to rebuild a portion of the 904L stakeholders. line in the area. Planning is in the beginning stages and we may contact some Proposed project schedule landowners again as a part of the the Keephills and 904L projects that are located beside or near the 1202L Fall 2008 Consultation with stakeholders transmission line. Winter 2008 File application with the AUC For more information Spring / Summer 2009 Proposed start of project If you have questions regarding AltaLink and this project, (pending AUC approval) please contact us at: Spring / Summer 2010 Approximate In-Service Date Website: www.AltaLink.ca Project details Phone: 1-877-267-6760 AltaLink will inspect the right-of-way to identify any maintenance E-mail: [email protected] work required to ensure the line will operate safely after the Address: 2611 - 3 Avenue SE , AB T2A 7W7 voltage is increased. Fencing located close to the right-of- way will be grounded to prevent nuisance shocks. Vegetation If you have questions regarding the Alberta Electrical Edmonton management in selected areas may be required to clear trees System Operator (AESO) process, please contact the AESO and bushes that are too close to the transmission line wires. In at 1-888-866-2959. RED DEER some areas the width of vegetation management will need to If you have questions regarding the Alberta Utilities be increased. Commission application process, please consult the AUC brochure included in this package or contact the AUC at Calgary (780) 427-4903.

The information you are providing to AltaLink is required by the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) as part of the Participant Involvement Program and public consultation requirements and may be used by AltaLink in making an application to the AUC for the Transmission Project named in this document. This information may be disclosed to the AUC and, as a result, may become public. AltaLink will not rent or sell your personal information to any third party but may share your information with other persons, and in particular, may provide your personal information to the Alberta Electric System Operator or other electric facility owners, who reasonably require the use of your personal information for similar Participant Involvement Programs related to the same Transmission Project. If the Transmission Project is approved, then AltaLink may also use the information collected to manage the construction or future maintenance and operation of the Transmission Project. Information held by AltaLink will be protected in accordance with AltaLink’s privacy policies. If you have any questions, please call Dennis Walters at 1-877-267-6760. Sturgeon River

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WO: 35011156 REVISION: 0 DRAWN: MH - JW DATE: 2008-09-05 FILE NO.: 1039178-002 PROJECT: 1202L D1 Understanding Transmission

Key players

Who is AltaLink? AltaLink is an independent company that owns and operates of the Alberta Interconnected Electric System. The AESO approximately 11,600 kilometres of transmission lines and determines the need for transmission projects in Alberta. approximately 260 substations. We provide electric service to more than 85 per cent of Albertans and own and operate Who is the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC)? the majority of the transmission system in central and The AUC is an independent, quasi-judicial agency of the southern Alberta. Government of Alberta that is responsible to ensure that the delivery of Alberta’s utility services take place in a manner Who is the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO)? that is fair, responsible and in the public interest. AltaLink must The AESO is the independent, not-for-profit entity responsible file an application with the AUC to obtain approval to construct for the safe, reliable and economic planning and operation and operate any transmission project.

Glossary of terms Generation: Generating facilities convert various forms of mitigation; and information about the public information energy into electric power. Most of the electricity generated program, how the public was consulted and how the input in Alberta comes from coal or natural gas plants, which create received by the TFO through the public consultation process electricity by burning the coal or natural gas and generating was incorporated into the application for the project. steam to turn a turbine. Kilovolt (kV): A kilovolt is equal to one thousand volts. Transmission: Transmission lines connect the power produced This unit of measurement is most commonly used when at generating facilities to substations. Over long distances it is describing transmission and distribution lines. Distribution and most effective to transport electricity at high voltages. AltaLink’s transmission lines in Alberta carry between 4 kV (4,000 volts) lines range from 69 to 500 kV. and 500 kV (500,000 volts). Substation: Substations are the connection point between high- Nuisance shock: a ‘nuisance shock’ may be felt by a person voltage transmission lines and the lower voltage distribution who touches an ungrounded metallic object which is near a lines found in your community. When power passes through a power line. The effect is similar to the static shock a person substation its voltage is reduced so it can feels after walking across a carpet and then touching a be transported to you through the distribution system. doorknob. Distribution: After transmission lines bring the power from Right-of-way: A right-of-way is the use of a strip of land generating facilities to substations and the voltage is reduced, acquired for the construction and operation of a transmission distribution lines carry the lower voltage electricity to your line. The term right-of-way is also used to refer to the physical communities, homes and businesses. space a transmission line encompasses including areas on either side of the line. Facility Application: A Facility Application (FA) is submitted by a Transmission Facility Owner (TFO), such as AltaLink, to the Vegetation Management: The use of mechanical, chemical Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC). The purpose of the facility (herbicide) and other techniques to ensure the safe and application is to describe to the AUC the means by which the reliable operation of transmission lines. These practices are TFO is going to meet the functional specification set out by used to encourage the growth of low-growing vegetation which the AESO in the Need Identification Document. The facility will reduce the risk of a power outage caused by branches or application includes preferred and alternate routing, as well as limbs contacting transmission lines. Where chemical controls a discussion of routes that were considered and rejected by the are used all applications are done in accordance with the TFO; technical information about the project components; cost Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act. estimates and proposed construction schedules; environmental information about the locations where the transmission facilities are proposed to be located, including proposed environmental Included in this Stakeholder Information Package:

• A Dialogue on Electric & Magnetic Fields • Good Neighbours

• Public Involvement in Facility Applications to the Alberta Utilities Commission

Open Houses AltaLink is hosting open houses to discuss this project with stakeholders. Light refreshments will be provided.

Monday, October 20 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. West Harvest Inn – 17803 Stony Plain Road NW

Tuesday, October 21 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Garden Valley Community Centre – Corner of Highway 627, Range Road 274

Wednesday, October 22 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Ellerslie Rugby Park – 10950 Ellerslie Road SW

AltaLink Public Consultation Principles • We will inform stakeholders in a timely and accurate manner • We will be transparent and open with all stakeholder consultation • We will communicate and act with honesty and integrity • We will be sensitive to public timing constraints (e.g. planting, • We will listen closely to stakeholder concerns and harvesting, calving season, and statutory holidays) perspectives • We will build trust, respect and relationships through • We will seek stakeholder input on decisions regarding the performance from the outset and with a long-term orientation projects that affect them