Transalta Corp 6-K, filed Dec 2, 2020
Transalta Corp (TAC)
About this 6-K
Transalta Corp filed this 6-K on December 2, 2020.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of December, 2020
Commission File Number 001-15214
TRANSALTA
CORPORATION
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
110-12th Avenue S.W., Box 1900, Station
“M”, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 2M1
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| TRANSALTA CORPORATION | |
| By: | /s/ Todd Stack |
| Name: Todd Stack | |
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: December 1, 2020
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number |
Description of Document | |
| 99.1 | “TransAlta Completes Investment in Skookumchuk Wind Project” |
Exhibit 99.1
TransAlta Completes Investment in Skookumchuck Wind Project
CALGARY, AB, Dec. 1, 2020 /CNW/ - TransAlta Corporation ("TransAlta" or "the Company") (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) announced today that it has closed its 49 per cent equity investment in the Skookumchuck Wind Project ("Skookumchuck") with Southern Power Company, a subsidiary of Southern Company. Skookumchuck is a 136.8 MW wind project located in Lewis and Thurston Counties, Washington consisting of 38 Vestas V136 wind turbines.
Skookumchuck began commercial operation on November 7, 2020 and has a 20-year power purchase agreement ("PPA") with Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
"Our investment in Skookumchuck furthers our ambitious objectives as outlined in our Clean Energy Investment Plan and is another step towards meeting our, and our customers', E2SG needs," said Dawn Farrell, President and Chief Executive Officer of TransAlta. "We are pleased to participate in a project that continues our relationship with Puget and serves customers in the Pacific Northwest market."
About TransAlta:
TransAlta owns, operates and develops a diverse fleet of electrical power generation assets in Canada, the United States
and Australia with a focus on long-term shareholder value. TransAlta provides municipalities, medium and large industries, businesses
and utility customers with clean, affordable, energy efficient and reliable power. Today, TransAlta is one of Canada's largest
producers of wind power and Alberta's largest producer of hydro-electric power. For over 100 years, TransAlta has been a responsible
operator and a proud community-member where its employees work and live. TransAlta aligns its corporate goals with the UN Sustainable
Development Goals and has been recognized by CDP (formerly Climate Disclosure Project) as an industry leader on Climate Change
Management. TransAlta is proud to have achieved the Silver level PAR (Progressive Aboriginal Relations) designation by the
Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business.
For more information about TransAlta, visit its website at transalta.com.
Forward Looking Statements:
This news release contains forward looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. The
use of any of the words "expect", "anticipate", "continue", "estimate", "may",
"will", "project", "should", "propose", "plans", "intends" and similar
expressions are intended to identify forward looking information or statements. More particularly, and without limitation, this
news release contains forward looking statements and information relating to: our Clean Energy Investment Plan, and
our ability to meet our customers' E2SG needs. The forward looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties
that may cause actual performance, events or results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward looking statements,
which include impact of the novel coronavirus; changes in the law or political developments and other risk factors contained in
the Company's Annual Information Form and Management's Discussion and Analysis for the year end dated December 31, 2019, filed
under the Company's profile with the Canadian securities regulators on www.sedar.com and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
on www.sec.gov. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on this forward looking information, which is given as of the
date it is expressed in this news release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward looking information
except as required by law. For additional information on the assumptions made, and the risks and uncertainties which could cause
actual results to differ from those in the forward looking information, refer to the Company's Annual Report and Management's Discussion
and Analysis filed under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at
www.sec.gov.
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For further information: Investor Inquiries: Phone: 1-800-387-3598 in Canada and U.S., Email: investor_relations@transalta.com; Media Inquiries: Phone: Toll-free media number: 1-855-255-9184, Email: ta_media_relations@transalta.com
CO: TransAlta Corporation
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