UPDATED: New Numbers for TransCanada Release of Report on Jobs and Economic Benefits of the Energy East Pipeline Project

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Sept. 10, 2013) - TransCanada Corporation (TSX:TRP) (NYSE:TRP) (TransCanada) will release the results of a report produced by an independent economic analysis firm regarding jobs and economic benefits of the company's Energy East Pipeline project.

TransCanada's President and CEO Russ Girling, will host a conference call tomorrow morning from New Brunswick to present the findings of the report and answer media questions about the economic analysis of the Energy East project in English and French. TransCanada spokespeople will be available directly afterward in Calgary and Montréal for follow-up interviews.

Conference Call (PLEASE NOTE NEW PHONE NUMBER):

With more than 60 years' experience, TransCanada is a leader in the responsible development and reliable operation of North American energy infrastructure including natural gas and oil pipelines, power generation and gas storage facilities. TransCanada operates a network of natural gas pipelines that extends more than 68,500 kilometres (42,500 miles), tapping into virtually all major gas supply basins in North America. TransCanada is one of the continent's largest providers of gas storage and related services with approximately 380 billion cubic feet of storage capacity. A growing independent power producer, TransCanada owns or has interests in over 11,800 megawatts of power generation in Canada and the United States. TransCanada's common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol TRP. For more information visit: http://www.transcanada.com or check us out on Twitter @TransCanada or http://blog.transcanada.com.