ENMAX Shepard Energy Centre Tour (IEEE Members, Future IEEE Members, Guests of the IEEE Only Event. No IEEE Student Members or Student Guests)

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ATTN: This is a "in person" IEEE event !!  At the ENMAX Energy Centre's request, this tour will be limited to 20 people, maximum, so please register early to avoid missing out.  (We can schedule additional tours, if this initial event fills up quickly.)   IEEE Student/IEEE Grad' Student Member tours of the ENMAX Energy Centre will be organized on another occasion, via the IEEE, U of C, Jt. PES/IAS Student Chapter.

Are you a current IEEE Southern Alberta Section (SAS) Non-Student Member ... (or a non-student, technical professional wishing to join the IEEE in the near future) ... and interested in learning about Alberta's largest natural gas electric power generation facility?  If you are, ENMAX, a "state-of-the-art" power generation facility owner, the IEEE Southern Alberta, Joint Power & Energy Society (PES)/Industry Applications Society (IAS) and the IEEE Southern Alberta Section (SAS), as a whole, are excited to invite you to an exclusive "in person" tour of the ENMAX Shepard Energy Centre electric power generation plant, located on the east side of Calgary, at approximately Glenmore Trail SE and Stony Trail SE.

During this tour, you will have the opportunity to see firsthand how the Shepard Energy Centre joint venture plant owners, ENMAX (50% Owner and Operating Partner) and Capital Power (50% Owner), generate electricity, via a combined-cycle process, using two natural gas-fired turbine powered, gen-sets, two Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSG's), feeding one common, steam turbine powered, gen-set, which when all combined, provides more than 860 Megawatts (MW) of electricity to the provincial grid - enough to meet almost half of Calgary's current needs.  You will also learn about the latest technologies and innovations in electric energy production and get a chance to ask any questions you may have of the Shepard Energy Centre team of experts, while on site.

Furthermore, this is a rare opportunity for IEEE Members or potential, future IEEE Members to gain insight into the inner workings of two successful Alberta power companies, their shared Shepard Energy Centre electric power generation facility and understand the potential technical / career opportunities in this field.  Don't miss out, ... RSVP on Fri., Oct. 6th, 2023, after 1:00 PM, when registration opens, using this IEEE vTools app, to reserve your spot.  We all look forward to welcoming you to the ENMAX Shepard Energy Centre on Thu., Oct. 26th, 2023.

Day:  Thursday
Date:  Oct. 26th, 2023
Time:  1:00 PM - ~3:30 PM.  Please, come 15 minutes early, at 12:45 PM, to select and organize your PPE.

Venue:  ENMAX Shepard Energy Centre (#9500, 100 St SE, Calgary, AB, Canada, T3S 0A2)

Registration:  Registration will initially be open for two weeks, from Fri., Oct. 06th, 2023 to Fri., Oct. 20th, 2023.  (Perhaps longer, if we don't get a good initial response.)

Cost/Fees:

#1.  $5.00 Cdn. for current IEEE General Members, IEEE Affiliate Members and IEEE Associate Members. (Less for some IEEE senior class Memberships: IEEE Senior, IEEE Life, IEEE Fellows)  IEEE Members: You will be asked to enter your IEEE Membership No. when you register.

#2.  $10.00 Cdn. for non-IEEE Members and/or Friends / Guests of the IEEE.

#3.  NOT Applicable, IEEE Student Members, IEEE Graduate Members are excluded from this particular tour.  (Please see more details below.)  

These fees will go towards purchasing snacks and refreshments for the event, to be made available in the ENMAX Energy Center Conference Room, before and after the actual tour.   (A nominal fee to attend the tour also encourages registrants to actually show up to this event.)

No refunds!  So, please be sure you won't be missed at the office that afternoon.  (If you can't make the event after registering, please phone or text, R. McNeil, with plenty of notice, as per the mobile number provided else where in this event invite.)

Parking/Access:  Please use the parking lot (visitor spots, if you can) and the main building entrance located on the north side of the plant to access the tour.  Furthermore, plant access, is via 100 St. SE, going south a short ways, from Glenmore Trail SE/Hwy 560, just east of the Stony Trail "Ring Road".  Gate access to the main parking lot/plant is from the east side of 100 St. SE.  See the Google Map below for more details. 

(Heatherglen Golf Course is the landmark, on the NE corner of Glenmore Trail SE and 100 St. SE.  Turn south at the traffic lights at that intersection.  After that proceed south on 100 St. SE, looking for the main gate, on the east of the road.  It is a big power plant, with a well marked entrance gate, you can't miss it ... )

PPE:  All tour attendees shall wear appropriate flat walking shoes or preferably wear CSA rated safety boots / shoes.  Other PPE will be provided by ENMAX at the Shepard facility.  (Hard Hats, Safety Glasses, Safety Vests.)

Fitness Level:  You must be able to climb and descend a good number of stairs during the tour.  No limited mobility or wheel chair access will be available and/or be provided.

Transportation:  You must provide your own transportation to the event.  We will encourage, informally, some carpooling to the event.

Agenda:

Part #1:  An ENMAX Energy Centre Facility Slide Presentation in the site Conference Room.

Part #2:  Then the actual facility tour. 

Part #3:  A Q&A Session will be held in the site Conference Room after the tour.

Please be advised, that if this event fills up quickly, the IEEE Southern Alberta Jt. PES/IAS Chapter and/or the IEEE Southern Alberta Section will schedule another tour later this fall or in the winter of 2024.

Furthermore, special tours of the ENMAX Shepard Energy Centre, arranged for IEEE Student Members, IEEE Graduate Student Members or for potential, future, IEEE Student/Grad' Student Members, will be scheduled at a later date, by the IEEE, University of Calgary (U of C) Student Branch, Jt. PES/IAS Student Chapter; ... likely in the winter or spring of 2024.  FYI: The last such IEEE University of Calgary, Student Member and IEEE University of Calgary, Graduate Student Member tour of the ENMAX Energy Centre was successfully held back on Tue., Feb. 21st, 2023.


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  • Date: 26 Oct 2023
  • Time: 12:45 PM to 03:30 PM
  • All times are (UTC-06:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada)
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  • #9500, 100 St. SE
  • Calgary, Alberta
  • Canada T3S 0A2
  • Building: Shepard Energy Centre
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  • Contact Event Hosts

  • RMc, Mobile: +1 403 651-3982

  • Co-sponsored by Rod J. K. McNeil, IEEE SAS, Membership Dev. Chair; Thomas Li, IEEE SAS, Joint PES/IAS Chapter Chair
  • Starts 06 October 2023 01:00 PM
  • Ends 20 October 2023 10:00 PM
  • All times are (UTC-06:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada)
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Agenda

ENMAX Shepard Energy Center Tour; Thu. Oct 26th, 2023:

12:30 PM - 01:00 PM:  Please arrive early in order to organize your PPE kit, grab a drink, snack, etc.

01:00 PM - 01:30 PM:  Shepard Energy Centre Conference Room PowerPoint Presentation.

01:30 PM - 03:30 PM:  Shepard Energy Centre Control Room and Plant Physical Tour (This section of the tour may go long.)  A Q&A session back in the site Conference Room is the last part of the tour.

All times are Mountain.

There will be no live IEEE TV, YouTube, TikTok, etc. video and/or recorded IEEE TV, YouTube, TikTok, etc. video of the tour ... this is an "old school", "non virtual", "in person" IEEE event. 🤪


Sponsors: ENMAX Shepard Energy Centre, the IEEE Southern Alberta, Joint Power & Energy Society (PES)/Industry Applications Society (IAS) Chapter and the IEEE Southern Alberta Section (SAS).