A $20 million solar farm in southern Alberta built by Enbridge may be the first of many similar green power products developed across the country as Enbridge seeks to spend half a billion dollars on renewable power plants to power its pipeline network. The southern prairies see greater than 2,400 hours of sunshine annually, compared to between 1,200 and 2,000 hours in the rest of Canada. It may not seem like it at times, but the prairies typically see some sunshine about 320 days every year. The vast, open spaces of the northern plains continue to support a rich agricultural economy but, increasingly, that abundant sunshine is being harnessed to backstop a burgeoning solar power industry.
10.5-MW Facility Now Supplies a Portion of Power Requirements for Enbridge s Mainline Crude and Liquids Network
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Alberta sees
320 days of sunshine a year, and ranks near the top of Canadian provinces with about 50% of daytime hours in the sun.
And now that all 36,000 solar panels have been installed at Alberta Solar One (ABS1), Enbridge’s newest solar energy facility is
After construction began last fall, the 10.5-megawatt facility near Burdett, AB entered service earlier this month. As Enbridge’s first solar self-power project in Canada, Alberta Solar One will supply a portion of our Canadian Mainline crude oil and liquids network’s power requirements marking another step on our company-wide journey to
Burdett solar project online for Enbridge
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Collin Gallant SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS cgallant@medicinehatnews.com
Enbridge has brought a new solar power facility near Burdett online in just six month in order to cut the carbon footprint of the pipeline giant. Alberta Solar One, a 10-megawatt solar panel array that covers a half section of land in the county of Forty Mile was operating on March 24, the company and it’s partner, Morgan Solar, announced on Tuesday. That comes after breaking ground on the 30,000 panel farm in September 2020. About 80 workers were employed on site during construction. “This project is a win-win for Enbridge’s power team as we continue to grow our renewable energy portfolio and support Enbridge’s sustainability goals,” said Matthew Akman, Enbridge’s senior vice-president of power and strategy.