The City of Medicine Hat hopes that everyone is staying cool and enjoying their summer!

The Project team continues to review the potential location for the proposed substation and is reviewing how the substation could connect to the electrical grid.

We anticipate presenting our decision making process for site determination, next steps, and the electrical connection options later this summer. We will be out in the community to continue sharing information and collecting feedback on project design, construction, and operation of this proposed facility.

We will keep you informed as we move towards narrowing site options.

When determining suitable substation locations, many factors are considered. For the Project, a site selection criterion was developed based on the requirements outlined in Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) Rule 007: Applications for Power Plants, Substations, Transmission Lines, Industrial System Designations, Hydro Developments and Gas Utility Pipelines (2022). To find suitable areas of interest, and in consideration of the siting criteria, desktop mapping, and siting analysis considered the following factors:

March 26, 2024: In response to common siting questions and comments received throughout Stage 1 engagement activities, additional information regarding the initial site identification criteria considered for the MHSS project has been added under Project Materials.

Additional material has been added to the MHSS Project website:

• A copy of the presentation delivered at landowner workshops held in March 2024 is now under Project Materials
• Response to two action items / follow up requests shared at Workshop #2 is here. At the request of participants, this response provides a more detailed description of the initial site identification process.