TransAlta And Puget Sound Energy Enter Power Purchase Agreement

TransAlta (TSX:TA) and Puget Sound Energy jointly reported the signing of a power purchase agreement, which intends to phase out coal power at the Centralia generating station.

As quoted in the press release:

If approved by Washington utility regulators, the contract will benefit PSE customers by providing them another source of low-cost power, while advancing a separate TransAlta agreement with state government and the environmental community to phase out coal-fired power generation in Washington by 2025.

TransAlta USA President Paul Taylor, commented:

This agreement with Puget Sound Energy provides customers with a stable-priced, low-cost source of power, while advancing TransAlta’s goal of contracting the output of the facility.

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