EPCOR Distribution & Transmission Environmental Statement

We are guided by the principles and honour our commitments to environment protection as outlined in the Corporate Environmental Policy. EPCOR’s Corporate Environmental Policy states that EPCOR recognizes the environment is common to all stakeholders and requires thoughtful stewardship and accountability by all users to sustain its quality and preserve it for future generations.

EPCOR Distribution & Transmission is responsible for the delivery of electricity to the residents
of Edmonton and surrounding areas and the maintenance of this service. Distribution & Transmission is fully committed to the protection of the environment and the health and safety of its employees, customers and neighbours. Environmental management is one of our top priorities.

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Fast Facts About EPCOR Distribution & Transmission Inc.

EPCOR Distribution & Transmission Inc. (EDTI) is committed to operational excellence, and meets industry performance standards for managing, operating, and repairing power facilities. EDTI’s efforts to ensure that customers receive cost-effective, safe, reliable, and environmentally secure products and services are guided by a set of core values. These are:

• Safety - an integral part of all work in EDTI, safety drives every decision and action. For EDTI, the first priority is placed on protecting the safety, health, and well-being of people, and securing property and equipment.
• Reliability - the maintenance, operation, and repair of EDTI assets are driven by a commitment to ensuring that system reliability standards stay within the top quartile of utility industry benchmarks.
• Environmental Performance – environmental standards are in place to ensure compliance to all federal, provincial statutory, and regulatory requirements.
• Financial Performance – EDTI’s contribution to overall corporate performance requires that all human and capital assets are effectively and efficiently managed

EDTI is responsible for administration of the Distribution Tariff as required by the Alberta Electric Utilities Act. The Tariff defines the terms, conditions and rate structure under which EPCOR provides electrical services. The terms include charges for system access service, distribution access service billing and electrical energy.

Other services in support of the Alberta competitive electricity market provide:

• Load settlement services.
• Retailer handbook.
• Site Directory for Edmonton and Town of Ponoka.
• Edmonton meter reading schedule files for retailers.
• Distributed generation information.

As the Wires Owner (WO), EDTI also:

• provides the distribution tariff and settlement services in Edmonton for the competitive electric market, and
• manages and collects load data in the Edmonton area through meter reading, data collection and management.
• EDTI operates 203 circuit kilometres of transmission lines.
• Distributes about 14% of Alberta's energy consumption to more than 300,000 residential and commercial consumers in Edmonton.
• Provides services to the Transmission Administrator, who manages the provincial power grid.