TransAlta Corporation (NYSE:TAC) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 1, 2024 11:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Chiara Valentini - VP, Strategic Finance & Investor Relations
John Kousinioris - President & CEO
Joel Hunter - EVP, Finance & CFO
Blain Van Melle - EVP, Commercial & Customer Relations

Conference Call Participants

Patrick Kenny - National Bank Financial
Mark Jarvi - CIBC Capital Markets
Maurice Choy - RBC Capital Markets
John Mould - TD Cowen
Benjamin Pham - BMO Capital Markets

Operator

Good morning. My name is Amy, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to TransAlta Corporation Second Quarter 2024 Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]

Ms. Valentini, you may begin your conference.

Chiara Valentini

Thank you. Amy. Good morning, everyone and welcome to TransAlta second quarter 2024 conference call. With me today are John Kousinioris, President and Chief Executive Officer; Joel Hunter, EVP, Finance and Chief Financial Officer; and Blain van Melle, EVP, Commercial and Customer Relations. 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 also be 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 qualifications set out here on Slide 2, detailed further in our MD&A and incorporated in full for the purposes of today's call. All amounts reference during today's call are in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted. The non-IFRS terminals we used, including adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow, are also reconciled in the MD&A for your reference. On today's call, John and Joel will provide an overview of TransAlta's quarterly results. And after these remarks, we will open the call for questions.

And with that, let me turn the call over to John.

John Kousinioris

Thank you, Chiara. Good morning, everyone and thank you for joining our second quarter 2024 conference call. As part of our commitment towards reconciliation, I want to begin by acknowledging that TransAlta's head office, where we are today, is located in the traditional territories of the peoples of Treaty 7, which includes the Blackfoot Confederacy comprising the Siksika, the Piikani, and the Kainai First Nations; the Tsuut'ina First Nation; and the Stoney-Nakoda, including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Good Stoney First Nations. The City of Calgary is also home to the Metis Nation of Alberta Districts 5 and 6