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Lafarge Canada Inc. and ATCO Announce 12.5-Year Solar Virtual Power Purchase Agreement

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
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Lafarge Canada Inc., an industry leader in sustainable building solutions, and ATCO Ltd., through its investment in Canadian Utilities Limited, today announced that they have entered into a 12.5-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA).

Key Points: 
  • Lafarge Canada Inc., an industry leader in sustainable building solutions, and ATCO Ltd., through its investment in Canadian Utilities Limited, today announced that they have entered into a 12.5-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA).
  • Under this agreement, Lafarge’s Exshaw cement plant will receive one hundred percent of the solar energy produced by the 38.5-megawatt Empress Solar project, meeting 34 per cent of the plant’s power requirements through 2036.
  • Notably, Lafarge's Exshaw cement plant has now committed to power purchase agreements for both wind and solar energy, setting an industry precedent.
  • The Empress Solar project is expected to generate enough renewable energy to offset approximately 43,000 tonnes of carbon per year.

Lafarge Canada Brings Wind Power to Exshaw Plant

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Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Other Energy, Construction & Property, Environment, Other Manufacturing, Alternative Energy, Energy, Other Construction & Property, Manufacturing, Constant purchasing power accounting, Department of Sustainability and Environment, Microbial contamination of diesel fuel, Solution, Environment, Toyota Canada Inc., PPA, City, TransAlta, Electricity, Lafarge, CEO, Wind, Building material, Carbon, Sustainability, Goal, CO2, Renewable energy, Oil, Exshaw, Holcim

Lafarge Canada Inc. (Lafarge) today announced it has entered into a Purchase Power Agreement (PPA) with Calgary-based electricity company, TransAlta Corporation ("TransAlta").

Key Points: 
  • Lafarge Canada Inc. (Lafarge) today announced it has entered into a Purchase Power Agreement (PPA) with Calgary-based electricity company, TransAlta Corporation ("TransAlta").
  • Committed to responsible energy management and the increased use of renewable sources in place of traditional fossil fuels, Lafarge will maximize this PPA to supply 100 GWh/year of wind power (electricity only) to the Exshaw cement plant.
  • "We are proud to have partnered with TransAlta to deliver wind energy to the Exshaw cement plant.
  • Today, TransAlta is one of Canadas largest producers of wind power and Albertas largest producer of hydroelectric power.