Americas > Capital Power opts for TIER fund payments over offsets at Alberta coal unit

Capital Power opts for TIER fund payments over offsets at Alberta coal unit

Published 19:46 on February 19, 2021  /  Last updated at 01:00 on February 20, 2021  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Canada, US

Electricity generator Capital Power is choosing to pay the excess emissions charge under Alberta's Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) for one of its coal-fired units rather than surrender carbon credits for its 2020 obligations, the company said Friday.
Electricity generator Capital Power is choosing to pay the excess emissions charge under Alberta's Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) for one of its coal-fired units rather than surrender carbon credits for its 2020 obligations, the company said Friday.


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