TransAlta Corporation (TA:CA) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

SA Transcripts 161.39K Followers Follow TransAlta Corporation ( TA:CA ) Q2 2026 Earnings Call July 31, 2026 11:00 AM EDT Company Participants Stephanie Paris - Vice President of Investor Relations & Corporate Strategy Joel Hunter - President, CEO & Director Mike Politeski - Executive VP of Finance & CFO Conference Call Participants Mark Jarvi - CIBC Capital Markets, Research Division Maurice Choy - RBC Capital Markets, Research Division Robert Hope - Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets, Research Division John Mould - TD Securities Inc., Fixed Income Research Patrick Kenny - National Bank Financial, Inc., Research Division Benjamin Pham - BMO Capital Markets Equity Research Presentation Operator Good morning. My name is Michelle, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the TransAlta Corporation Second Quarter 2026 Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Thank you. Ms. Paris, you may begin your conference. Stephanie Paris Vice President of Investor Relations & Corporate Strategy Thank you, Michelle. Good morning, everyone. My name is Stephanie Paris, and I am the Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy of TransAlta. Welcome to TransAlta's Second Quarter 2026 Conference Call. With me today are Joel Hunter, President and Chief Executive Officer; Mike Politeski, EVP Finance and Chief Financial Officer; and Chris Fralick, EVP Generation and Chief Operating Officer. Today's call is being webcast, and I invite those listening on the phone lines to view the supporting slides that are posted on our website. A replay of the call will be made available later today, and the transcript will be posted to our website shortly thereafter. All the information provided during this conference call is subject to the forward-looking statement qualification set out here on Slide 2, detailed further in our MD&A and incorporated in full for purposes of today's call. All amounts referenced are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise