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National Energy Board approves MATL Power Line Application

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News Release

07/09
For release at 2:30 p.m. (MDT)
4 April 2007

National Energy Board approves MATL Power Line Application

CALGARY - The National Energy Board (NEB) has issued a permit to Montana Alberta Tie Ltd. (MATL) to construct and operate the Canadian portion of an international power line (IPL) between Lethbridge, Alberta and Great Falls, Montana.

The IPL will cover a total distance of 347 kilometres (km) of which 130 km will be located in Canada. It will be the first major interconnection between Alberta and the United States. MATL will be constructing a new 230 kilovolt substation and a phase shifting transformer near Lethbridge. This substation will control the direction of the flow allowing power to be transferred in either direction. MATL proposes to begin construction in September 2007.

This line is the first merchant IPL transmission line located in Alberta to be approved by the NEB. Typically, the builders of a merchant line assume the full cost of construction. The owner of the line provides transmission service to those wishing to transmit power. Any person or company wishing to export electricity on the MATL line must do so in accordance with a permit or licence issued by the NEB.

The NEB performed an environmental screening of the project under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. The approval of this project is subject to a number of environmental conditions.

The NEB is an independent federal agency that regulates several parts of Canada's energy industry. Its purpose is to promote safety and security, environmental protection, and efficient energy infrastructure and markets in the Canadian public interest, within the mandate set by Parliament in the regulation of pipelines, energy development and trade.

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For further information:

Kristen  Higgins
Communications Officer
National Energy Board
E-mail: kristen.higgins@neb-one.gc.ca
 Telephone: 403-299-3122
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Related documents:

  • Reasons for Decision MH-3-2007 [Filing A15192]
  • All Regulatory Documents under: Electricity, Montana Alberta Tie Ltd., 2005-12-20 Application for a Permit to Construct and Operate a 230 kilovolt IPL from Lethbridge, AB to Great Falls, Montana. [Folder 389474]

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Telephone: 403-299-3561
Telephone (toll free): 1-800-899-1265
Telecopier: 403-292-5576
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