AltaGas Delivers COD Certificate for Its 16 MW Volcano Creek Hydroelectric Facility

AltaGas Ltd. ("AltaGas") (TSX:ALA) today announced that the 16 megawatt (MW) Volcano Creek run-of-river hydroelectric facility has successfully completed the 72 hour period of testing required to achieve the commercial operation date (COD) pursuant to the 60-year, fully indexed Electricity Purchase Agreement (EPA) with BC Hydro. A certificate of COD has been delivered to BC Hydro.

"This is the last milestone for completing Volcano Creek two years ahead of schedule," said David Harris, Chief Operating Officer of AltaGas. "The final test phase went as planned and Volcano Creek has officially started delivering clean power to British Columbia."

The Volcano Creek facility is located in northwest British Columbia. The facility captures energy produced by the natural flow and elevation drop of the creek to produce and deliver clean, renewable power to BC Hydro.