Planning area

Fort McMurray planning area

A top-to-bottom view of transmission infrastructure and grid connection projects listed across the Fort McMurray planning area.

DTS MW in current Project List72 MW
Projects currently listed8
Tracked substations95

DTS and STS figures represent contract-capacity changes reported in the Connection Project List. They do not represent available transmission capacity, current site demand, or guaranteed service. Planning-area totals should not be attributed to a specific substation.

Substations

Infrastructure in Fort McMurray

Open a substation for its physical record, county context, and nearby facilities.

Connection projects

Projects listed in Fort McMurray

Connection process stage breakdown, and each project's published type, MW type, status, stage and reported in-service dates. A later stage number indicates further progress toward energization; Stage 6 is Close Out and can follow energization.

Stage 1 · Assessment phase2 projects
Stage 2 · Assessment phase3 projects
Stage 3 · Regulatory Preparation2 projects
Stage 5 · Construction1 project
P2741 Great Plains Load
Project P2741
DTS 51 MWMW type: Industrial LoadStage 5 · ConstructionActiveProject type: ConnectionEN1 ISD 2026-11-01EN2 ISD 2027-05-01
P3160 Kearl Oil Sands Mine Cogen
Project P3160
MW type: CogenStage 2 · Assessment phaseActiveProject type: BTFEN1 ISD 2029-06-29
P3178 Suncor Firebag Modification 1
Project P3178
MW type: Equipment ChangeStage 2 · Assessment phaseActiveProject type: BTFEN1 ISD 2026-08-30
P3179 Suncor Firebag Modification 2
Project P3179
MW type: Equipment ChangeStage 2 · Assessment phaseActiveProject type: BTFEN1 ISD 2026-08-20
P3193 Parsons Creek 718S Contract Change
Project P3193
DTS 8.912 MWMW type: Distribution LoadStage 3 · Regulatory PreparationActiveProject type: ContractEN1 ISD 2026-09-01
P3195 Conklin 762S Modification
Project P3195
MW type: Equipment ChangeStage 3 · Regulatory PreparationActiveProject type: BTFEN1 ISD 2027-11-01