Pipeline operator TC Energy sees natural gas deliveries rise as power demand booms THE CANADIAN PRESS - CALGARY

Amajor Alberta utility has cancelled a large wind power project in response to new government rules on where such developments can be built.

TransAlta CEO John Kousinioris said Friday the 300-megawatt Riplinger project near Cardston in southern Alberta will no longer proceed.

“We’ve reassessed our growth plans in the province,” he said in a conference call to analysts.

“(The project) has been impacted by the new restrictions on development near protected areas and pristine viewscapes and

Canadian pipeline operator TC Energy Corp. achieved record deliveries on its natural gas pipeline systems in the first quarter, thanks to booming North American electricity demand.

The Calgary-based company said Friday its comparable earnings from its Canada, U.S. and Mexico natural gas segments amounted to $2.37 billion in the first three months of 2024, up from $2.18 billion in the same period of 2023.

The company said deliveries on its NGTL system, which transports natural gas from Alberta and northeastern B.C. to Canadian and U.S. markets, averaged 15.3 billion cubic feet per day, up 0.7 Bcf/d from the first quarter.

The NGTL system also achieved a new single-day delivery record of 17.3 Bcf/d.

In the U.S., TC Energy’s natural gas pipelines business saw daily average flows in the first quarter of 30 Bcf/d, up more than five per cent year-over-year.

The company’s overall U.S. natural gas portfolio and specific assets including Columbia Gas, Columbia Gulf and Great Lakes Gas Transmission achieved all-time delivery records.