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News Release: Government of Alberta Aims To Become 50% Solar-Powered

6/10/2016

 

CanSIA states Alberta is leading Canadian provincial and territorial governments by example

​EDMONTON, AB - (October 6, 2016) -- The Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) states that the Government of Alberta is leading by example as the first provincial or territorial government in Canada to explore the feasibility of meeting 50% of their annual electricity needs from solar energy.  Minister Shannon Phillips, Alberta’s Minister of Environment & Parks (and Minister responsible for the Alberta Climate Change Office) announced their intent today at the Solar West 2016 conference in Edmonton, hosted by CanSIA for the solar energy industry. The process, if successful in identifying a supplier or suppliers that can construct and operate a solar farms that meet the province’s economic criteria, could give rise to 100 MW of new installed generation capacity in the province - enough to power 18,750 Alberta homes for a year.

CanSIA released the following statements: 
John A. Gorman and Minister Phillips, Alberta Energy
“There is no doubt that solar electricity will become an important component of Alberta’s decarbonized and diversified electricity supply mix as the cost of our technology continues to significantly decline.  The solar farm that would meet half of the Government of Alberta’s annual electricity needs would support the delivery of many firsts. Canada’s first 50% solar-powered Government. Western Canada’s first large-scale solar farm.  Alberta’s first utility-scale solar jobs.  The success of this initiative will secure the government and public confidence in a larger future role for solar energy in Alberta” – John Gorman,  President & CEO, CanSIA
“Not many people know that the Government of Alberta has been 100% renewable for a decade. This initiative gave the wind energy industry the early leg-up they required to become the cost-competitive clean option that they are for the province today.  We expect that this new solar energy initiative will not only help our industry to overcome some preliminary hurdles in Alberta, but to also deliver the lowest cost solar electricity in Canada’s history” – Patrick Bateman, Director of Policy & Market Development, CanSIA
Read the Government of Alberta's full news release here. 
​For more information or for interview opportunities, please contact:
Erin Seegmiller, Administrative and Communications Assistant
Canadian Solar Industries Association
613-736-9077 ext. 221
eseegmiller@cansia.ca

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    Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) is a national trade association that represents the solar energy industry throughout Canada. Since 1992, CanSIA has worked to develop a strong, efficient, ethical and professional Canadian solar energy industry with capacity to provide innovative solar energy solutions and to play a major role in the global transition to a sustainable, clean-energy future. Follow CanSIA on Twitter and like us on Facebook. 

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