Established in 1993, IPPSA fostered dialogue among Alberta’s power producers and advocated for market competition in the province’s electricity sector. Since then, IPPSA has played a pivotal role in championing a free, efficient, and openly competitive market. This approach has brought billions of dollars of private investment to the electricity industry and significantly reduced costs for consumers while enhancing efficiency across the industry.
With decades of success through advocacy, IPPSA has shifted their mandate to better align with the diversity of the generation mix in Alberta. Our members collectively oversee most of Alberta’s power production in various fuel types. The evolution of new types of generation in the market and in our membership has highlighted the need for IPPSA to bring this diverse group of power producers together as an industry to discuss, education, and drive innovation.
Our members continue to support a fair and well-functioning electricity market that will provide investor confidence to generators while enabling reliable and affordable electricity for Alberta. We believe the market design conversations can be successful but should not be rushed; it is critical to get it “right” and prudently evolve the market to serve Alberta’s future, with transparent and open dialogue and input from all relevant and interested stakeholders.
John Keating Bursary
IPPSA sponsors the John Keating Bursary for an undergraduate student at the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering (Electricity Department).This bursary is provided to recognize the speakers who participate in our annual conference and is named after John Keating, a long serving and founding Board Member of IPPSA.
University of Calgary Student Awards and Financial Aid
For more information, please visit University of Calgary: Student Awards and Financial Aid.