Foothills Medical Centre Power Plant Upgrade Cogeneration Initiative

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This is an approved Government of Alberta capital project.

Alberta Infrastructure (AI) will be expanding the Foothills Medical Centre's existing power plant to support the growth of the hospital, increase the ability of the electrical and heating system, and support the future power needs of the cancer care facility. AI is expanding the existing power plant footprint with a new building that includes the installation of a combustion turbine generator to increase capacity by 8 MW.

If you have any comments, questions, or concerns, please contact us by phone at 1-877-236-1698 or through email at PowerFMC@gov.ab.ca.

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Commissioning activities are underway, we thank you for your patience. Construction is winding down and we anticipate being operational in 2025.

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Municipality:	Calgary
Sector:	Institutional
Type:	Health Care
Schedule:	2020 - 2025
Estimated Cost:	$52.0M
Stage:	Under Construction Projects are proposed from the time they are announced to the start of construction. For substage fields, see our methodologies page.
Developer:	Alberta Infrastructure
Contractor:	EllisDon Construction Services
Architect:	Stantec Architecture Ltd. and Cogeneration and Energy Management Engineering Inc. (CEM)
Related Links:	AUC Decision AUC Project Terms and Conditions Community Notice (November 2020) Community Notice (May 2021) Community Notice (September 2021) Community Notice (January 2022) Community Notice (December 2022) Community Notice (December 2023) Community Notice of Noise Disruption (August 2024 )