Heartland Transmission Development
The AESO proposed the critical transmission system development between Edmonton and the Heartland area northeast of the Edmonton area in the Long-term Transmission System Plan issued in June 2009. The project has been designated as critical transmission infrastructure in the Government of Alberta’s Electric Utilities Act.
Transmission facility owners AltaLink and EPCOR (the Heartland Project Team or HPT) have submitted their Facilities Application to the Alberta Utilities Commission. For more Facilities Application process for the Heartland project, please visit the Heartland Project Team website at http://www.heartlandtransmission.ca/
More information on the development of the Heartland project can be found here:
Feasibility Study for 500 kV AC underground cables for the use in the Edmonton Region
The AESO initiated a study in June 2009 to explore the technical feasibility of utilizing high voltage AC underground transmission technology for a portion of the Heartland project. Working with public stakeholders, the AESO engaged an independent consulting firm, Cable Consulting International Ltd. (CCI), to explore this technology.
For more information on this study, please click here:
Feasibility Study for 500 kV AC underground cables
If you have any questions regarding the Heartland Transmission Development project, please contact us at Stakeholder Relations or 1-888-866-2959. The AESO is committed to protecting your personal privacy in accordance with Alberta's Personal Information Protection Act. Any personal information collected by the AESO with regard to this project may be used to provide you with further information about the project, may be disclosed to the Alberta Utilities Commission (and as a result, may become public), and may also be disclosed to the eligible Transmission Facility Owner.