Solar has the highest net return in Alberta of anywhere in Canada because Alberta's solar resource (sunny days) are the highest. Meaning as the cost of PV continues to decline it will be able to compete the best without subsidy based on the raw performance characteristics in Alberta. The bigger issue will be the market framework and how it will value solar.
This won't be far off either. Solar is approaching grid parity in a number of southern states right now.
Just another note on subsidy, coal power releases criteria air contaminants with clearly researched health impacts on Albertans yet the generators don't pay for that. Is that a subsidy?
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