CALGARY: Maxim Power has received regulatory approvals from the Alberta Utilities Commission and Alberta Environment to build and operate the Deerland Peaking Station, a 190-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant in Alberta’s industrial heartland.
Calgary-based Maxim, an independent power producer, said it has an option to lease up to 12 hectares of land for the station, which would supply badly needed excess power requirements in the province.
The proposed plant will be beside the existing Deerland high voltage substation in Alberta’s industrial heartland, an area expected to experience significant growth in power demand.
Startup is expected in 2009 and 2010.

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