ATCO Gas today celebrated the official opening of its third new environmentally
friendly operations centre. This latest operations centre is one of only a few
commercial buildings in Canada, and the first in the City of Airdrie, to make
use of geothermal heating, ventilating and cooling (HVAC) technology fuelled by
natural gas.


"Our new Airdrie Operations Centre demonstrates ATCO's continued commitment to
the environment through the commercial use of alternative energy technology,"
said Nancy Southern, President & Chief Executive Officer, ATCO Group. "It sets a
new standard for sustainable buildings and reinforces ATCO's reputation for
technological innovation."


The new 15,400 square-foot Airdrie facility utilizes natural gas, the cleanest
burning fossil fuel, to run the heat pump geothermal system, reducing the amount
of energy required to heat the building by approximately 33 per cent. This
reduced energy consumption will also cut carbon dioxide emissions by a
conservative estimate of 9.5 tonnes annually.


"ATCO Gas' Airdrie Operations Centre is a showcase for ATCO, as well as the City
of Airdrie and the Province of Alberta," said Brian Hahn, President, ATCO Gas.
"The building's design and application of geothermal technology helps reduce our
carbon footprint while improving operational efficiency, emergency response and
service to our customers."


The new operations centre will be home to 45 employees who will continue to
serve the needs of a growing Airdrie. ATCO Gas opened a similar, but larger
operations centre in Edmonton last year and in Viking in 2009, using geothermal
technology.


The Airdrie Operations Centre is one of several green initiatives the ATCO Group
of Companies is undertaking, including large-scale geothermal and solar thermal
projects in southeast Calgary, the Town of Okotoks and Hinton.


ATCO Gas is part of the ATCO Group of Companies and provides safe, reliable
natural gas service through a network of more than 38,000 kilometres of
underground pipes and service lines. The company operates 62 agency offices
across Alberta and serves more than one million customers in nearly 300
communities across the province. More information about ATCO Gas is available at
www.atcogas.com.


ATCO Group, with more than 7,700 employees and assets of approximately $10
billion, delivers service excellence and innovative business solutions worldwide
with leading companies engaged in Utilities (pipelines, natural gas and
electricity transmission and distribution), Energy (power generation, natural
gas gathering, processing, storage and liquids extraction), Structures &
Logistics (manufacturing, logistics and noise abatement) and Technologies
(business systems solutions). More information can be found at www.atco.com.


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