Milner Power Information

HR Milner Generating Station ("HR Milner") is a 150 MW dual fuel power station located near the town of Grande Cache, Alberta. HR Milner has been in operation since 1972 and is owned by Maxim Power Corp. ("MAXIM"). The station provides voltage support to Albertas transmission grid and employs ~50 full time employees. The station provides voltage support for the northern part of Albertas transmission grid utilizing two 25 kV and two 144 kV transmission lines. The single unit is dual fuel (coal and natural gas) with a unique balanced draft Babcock & Wilcox downshot fired boiler, which was designed to burn by-product coal materials. The power produced by the unit is sold both on the spot market through the Alberta Power Pool and through bilateral marketing arrangements as appropriate. Situated in the Smoky River valley approximately 20 kilometers north of Grande Cache and about 445 kilometers west of Edmonton, HR Milner is important to the local economy of the region providing employment to ~50 full time employees. The Grande Cache - Milner area is located in the Rocky Mountain Foothills physiographical region, which is typified by rugged topography. Construction of HR Milner began in 1969 by Canadian Utilities, Alberta Powers parent company, and was commissioned in 1972. Since 2000, the facility was operated by ATCO Power (2000) Ltd. under an operating agreement with the Alberta Balancing Pool. On October 30, 2003, the Milner Power Limited Partnership (MPLP), a consortium headed by MAXIM, entered into a binding Asset Sale Agreement with respect to the purchase of HR Milner from ATCO Power (2000) Ltd. and the Balancing Pool with final closing announced on January 29, 2004. MAXIM subsequently completed the acquisition of MPLP from its partners in 2005. Milner Power Inc. is the General Partner of MPLP and is responsible for managing the affairs of MPLP.