Minister Wilkinson Announces Over $160 Million for 9 Alberta Solar Energy Projects That Will Create Hundreds of Good Jobs
The following projects were funded to create good jobs, provide clean power and advance economic reconciliation:
- The following projects were funded to create good jobs, provide clean power and advance economic reconciliation:
Capstone Infrastructure Corporation and Sawridge First Nation's Michichi Solar LP and Kneehill Solar LP projects will each deploy a 25-MW solar farm with smart-grid–enabled solar inverters. - These projects are supported by an combined $64-million federal investment and are expected to create up to 240 good jobs.
- Enterprise Solar L.P. will deploy a 65-MW solar energy generation project in Vulcan County, Alberta, supported by a federal investment of approximately $12 million.
- "We are investing over $160 million in job-creating solar energy projects, which will contribute 163 megawatts of new power generation across Alberta.