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Regulators approve Canada's largest solar project
https://www.kallanishenergy.com/2019/08/29/regulators-approve-canadas-largest-solar-project/Construction is expected to begin next year on Greengate Power’s newest solar facility in southern Alberta, Kallanish Energy reports.
The $500 million, 400-megawatt facility will be the largest in Canada and will be one of the biggest in the world, company officials said. The complex, featuring 1.5 million solar panels, will be designed to produce enough electricity to power 100,000 houses.
The Travers Solar project on Tuesday was approved by the Alberta Utilities Commission. The facility, to be located on 4,700 acres near the village of Lomond in Vulcan County, has an expected life span of 35 years. It has been in development since 2017.
The project is expected to be one of Alberta’s largest producers of environmental attributes for compliance by large emitters under the province’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction program.
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