Capital Power Corporation · TSX:CPX

Capital Power — Non-Deal Roadshow (May 2012)

35 slides from Capital Power's roadshow presentation, May 2012

  1. Slide 1: Capital Power Investor Meetings

    CAPITAL POWER INVESTOR MEETINGS Brian Vaasjo, President & CEO Stuart Lee, SVP & CFO May, 2012

  2. Slide 2: Capital Power overview

    Capital Power overview Growth-oriented independent power producer (IPP) • Trading on the TSX (CPX); ~$2.3B market cap (diluted); EV ~$3.8B • Spin-off of power generation assets from EPCOR/IPO in mid-2009 High quality generation portfolio • Young and modern fleet with generation capacity of ~3,300 MW

  3. Slide 3: Balanced portfolio of merchant and contracted generation

    Balanced portfolio of merchant and contracted generation(1) Continue to have strong exposure to attractive Alberta power market Today - 2012 Year-end 2014E 15 facilities (3,351 MW) 17 facilities (3,798 MW(2)) • 40% capacity contracted • 45% capacity contracted 4% 4% 11% 17% 28% 32% 25% 24% 28% 27% A

  4. Slide 4: Modern fleet

    Modern fleet  Average weighted facility age of the current fleet is 12.5 years(1)  4 new wind projects (487 MW) begin commercial operations in 2012 - 2014 CBEC 3 Facility age CBEC 2 Remaining life CBEC 1 Island Generation Gas Joffre (~25 years remaining life) Tiverton Rumford Bridgeport Kingsbridg

  5. Slide 5: Technology focus

    Technology focus(1) CPC’s operations and growth are focused on four fuel sources: natural gas, coal, wind and solar Current By 2014 year-end 15 facilities (3,351 MW) 17 facilities (3,798 MW(2)) 1% each 14% 45% 53% 47% 39% Gas Wind Hydro Coal & solid fuels  Projects in development will increase owne

  6. Slide 6: Favorable GHG emission regulations for coal-fired plants

    Favorable GHG emission regulations for coal-fired plants  Government of Canada’s proposed plan (published in Q3/11) would apply a new greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions performance standard to new coal- fired electricity generation units  New performance standard is intended to represent the intensi

  7. Slide 7: Proven operating excellence

    Proven operating excellence Capital Power has maintained high operating availability over a growing fleet and production volumes Operating performance 12,000 92% 96% 90% 92% 91% Generation (GWh) 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 - 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012E Generation (actual) Average plant availability

  8. Slide 8: Enhanced reliability at Clover Bar

    Enhanced reliability at Clover Bar Participation in GE lease-pool minimizes outage periods and provides prudent risk management  LMS 100 units can be replaced by a leased unit from GE in 2 - 4 days  Clover Bar (243 MW) provides significant ability to manage our portfolio • Can power up to full loa

  9. Slide 9: North American footprint & target markets

    North American footprint & target markets Ownership interest in 15 facilities with more than 3,300 MW Ontario • Target market for contracted assets Western Canada • 2 wind projects expected COD in 2013 • 53% of total owned and 2014 capacity is in attractive AB power market • 2 wind projects expected

  10. Slide 10: Framework for disciplined growth

    Framework for disciplined growth Capital Power’s strategy drives opportunity evaluation Merchant Geography Technology Flexibility Develop within Target Acquire Zone Financial (after-tax, unlevered minimum IRR) • 11% for merchant assets (theoretical financing: 60% equity, 40% debt) • 8% for contracte

  11. Slide 11: Creating value through disciplined growth

    Creating value through disciplined growth Wind developments expected to be significantly accretive  Significant experience in the construction and operation of both thermal (coal, natural gas) and renewable (wind, biomass, small hydro) facilities  Four wind projects under development are expected

  12. Slide 12: 2013 - 2014 Projects under development

    2013 - 2014 Projects under development K2 Wind Ontario Port Dover & Nanticoke  270 MW wind project in the township of  105 MW wind farm in an area Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, ON that covers the counties of Norfolk and Haldimand, ON  Limited partnership between Capital Power, Samsung and Pattern 

  13. Slide 13: Capital Power's growth

    Capital Power’s growth(1) 487 MW of committed projects will increase contracted cash flows in 2012-2014 4,000 Wind project 3,500 developments 3,000 Acquisitions 2,500 MW 2,000 1,500 Completed construction and 1,000 developments 500 CPC base at IPO 0 2009 2010 2011 2012E 2013E 2014E (1) Based on MW c

  14. Slide 14: Alberta power market

    Alberta power market  Alberta (AB) has a competitive wholesale energy and ancillary services market operated by the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO); market has an installed generation capacity of ~13,000 MW  No capacity market – power generators must recover all costs through revenue earne

  15. Slide 15: Capturing upside from AB power prices

    Capturing upside from AB power prices  Hedging positions based primarily on generation from Genesee 3 and Keephills 3 baseload coal plants and output from the Sundance PPA  Actively trading (portfolio optimization) throughout various time periods to minimize portfolio risks and create incremental

  16. Slide 16: AB commercial portfolio positions

    AB commercial portfolio positions  Alberta portfolio hedged positions for AB baseload plants and Sundance PPA (% sold forward) Apr-Dec 2012 2013 2014 Hedged positions (% hedged) 73% 20% 5% Average hedged prices Mid-$60/MWh Mid-$60/MWh Low-$60/MWh  Sensitivity analysis(1) to +/- $5/MWh change in Al

  17. Slide 17: Financial strength and access to capital

    Financial strength and access to capital  BBB investment grade credit rating from S&P and DBRS  ~$1.2B in debt issues since IPO  ~$1.3B raised in equity markets since IPO; public float now 71% of ownership 120 90 Fully diluted 28% 40% 46% 51% 61% 71% shares 60 (M) 30 72% 60% 54% 49% 39% 29% 0 IPO

  18. Slide 18: Public float growth has enhanced liquidity

    Public float growth has enhanced liquidity  Added to S&P/TSX Composite Index in June 2011  Average daily trading volume has doubled compared to 2010 160,000 ~146K ~147K 140,000 120,000 Average daily 100,000 trading volume 80,000 ~71K 60,000 40,000 20,000 - 2010 2011 2012 YTD(1) (1) As of May 11/12

  19. Slide 19: Debt maturity schedule

    Debt maturity schedule Well spread-out debt maturities are supported by long asset lives $350 $315 $305 $300 $255 $250 $230 $200 $179 ($M) $145 $150 $100 $65 $50 $25 $18 $14 $15 $0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2026 Debt payable to EPCOR Debt payable to non-related parties 19

  20. Slide 20: Financial performance – Q1/12

    Financial performance – Q1/12 $M, except per share amounts Q1/12 Q1/11 % Change Revenues and other income(1) $366 $376 (2.7%) EBITDA(1,2) $139 $72 93% Earnings per share $0.66 $0.06 n.m. Normalized earnings per share $0.46 $0.34 35% Funds from operations excluding non- $116 $83 40% controlling inter

  21. Slide 21: Strong cash flow generation

    Strong cash flow generation FFO (excluding CPILP)  Discretionary cash flow(1) $350 represented 37% of Funds from operations in 2011 $300 35%  Keephills 3 will start generating $250 full year cash flows in 2012 35% $200  Halkirk and Quality Wind ($M) 26% expected to be in operation in $150 Q4/12 2

  22. Slide 22: 2012 Outlook

    2012 Outlook  Normalized EPS is now expected to be slightly under the low end of the $1.50 - $1.70 target range based on revised forecast power prices and spark spreads • Revised Alberta forward power prices of $68/MWh compared to original forecast of $74/MWh  New England facilities are now expect

  23. Slide 23: 2012 Financial targets

    2012 Financial targets Deliver on growth in cash flow and normalized EPS Normalized EPS Funds from operations $2.00 $500 $1.50 Target $1.50–$1.70 $400 $352 Target $380–$420M $1.24 $300 $1.00 $200 $0.50 $100 $0.00 $0 2011 2012T 2011 2012T Cash flow per share Dividend coverage ratio $5.00 3.0 $4.00 $3

  24. Slide 24: Summary

    Summary Large, high quality generation portfolio Young and modern fleet with proven operating history Diversified portfolio in attractive North American markets Strong exposure to attractive Alberta power market Long-term contracts and merchant position provides stable cash flows and upside opportun

  25. Slide 25: AB reserve margin forecast

    Appendix AB reserve margin forecast  Supply-demand balance (reserve margin) expected to be tight until Shepard (800 MW) COD in 2015, and then gradually tighten through the early 2020s • Bringing significant upside to power prices in AB market  When AB net reserve margin falls below 10%, new genera

  26. Slide 26: AB system heat rate forecast

    Appendix AB system heat rate forecast  Portfolio bidding keeping prices high and lowering NG prices driving system heat rates high  Alberta expected to grow at above-national average rates due to the impact of oil sands activity  Capital Stock Turnover expected to drive major coal retirements wit

  27. Slide 27: AB cost of generation (COG)

    Appendix AB cost of generation (COG)  Sustained higher power prices are required to incent new builds  Current market fairly well-supplied (COD Keephills 3 in 2011), significantly tighter now due to shutdown of Sundance 1 & 2 Source: Internal forecast – Spring 2012  New generation likely to be ba

  28. Slide 28: AB power market (new builds/retirements)

    Appendix AB power market (new builds/retirements)(1)  New builds/retirements (major projects of 100+ MW) over the next 5 years based on internal assumptions Project Capacity Developer Type COD year (MW) Halkirk 150 Capital Power Wind 2012 Shepard Energy 800 Enmax Combined 2015 Centre cycle Facility

  29. Slide 29: Summary of assets

    Appendix Summary of assets Clover Bar Clover Genesee Genesee Genesee Keephills Energy Bar 1 2 3 3 Joffre Centre Landfill Roxboro Southport Alberta Contracted Alberta Commercial Mid-Atlantic Contracted Electric 422 MW 430 MW 516 MW 495 MW 480 MW 243 MW 4.8 MW 88 MW 46 MW Capacity % owned / 100 / 100

  30. Slide 30: Summary of assets (cont'd)

    Appendix Summary of assets (cont’d) Island Kingsbridge 1 Miller Creek Brown Lake Generation Tiverton Rumford Bridgeport Ontario & British Columbia Contracted US Northeast Commercial Electric 40 MW 33 MW 7 MW 275 MW 279 MW(1) 270 MW(1) 540 MW(1) Capacity % owned / 100 / 100 100 / 100 100 / 100 100 /

  31. Slide 31: Summary of projects under development

    Appendix Summary of projects under development Halkirk K2 Wind Ontario Quality Wind Port Dover & Nanticoke Alberta Commercial & Ontario & British Columbia Contracted Contracted Electric 150 MW 270 MW 142 MW 105 MW Capacity % owned / 100 / 100 33.3% owned 100 / 100 100 / 100 operated Location Halkirk

  32. Slide 32: Forward-looking information

    Forward-looking information Forward-looking information or statements included in this presentation are provided to inform the Company’s shareholders and potential investors about management’s assessment of Capital Power’s future plans and operations. This information may not be appropriate for othe

  33. Slide 33: Non-GAAP financial measures

    Non-GAAP financial measures The Company uses (i) earnings before finance expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, impairments, foreign exchange losses, and gains on acquisitions and disposals (EBITDA), (ii) funds from operations, (iii) funds from operations excluding non-controlli

  34. Slide 34: Discretionary cash flow

    Discretionary cash flow The Company uses discretionary cash flow as a measure of the Company’s available cash to reinvest into the business after paying sustaining capital expenditures and declared dividends and distributions to common and preferred shares. Discretionary cash flow is not a defined f

  35. Slide 35: Investor Relations Contacts

    Investor Relations Contacts Randy Mah Chris Williams Senior Manager Senior Analyst (780) 392-5305 (780) 392-5105 rmah@capitalpower.com cwilliams@capitalpower.com 35

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