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Originally Posted by Suave
Amazon announced Wednesday it will purchase power from a massive new solar farm in Alberta, marking the e-commerce giant's second renewable energy investment in Canada.
Construction began in the fall of 2020 on Travers Solar, a $700-million, 465-MW project southeast of Calgary, which its developers say will be the largest solar photovoltaic project in Canada and one of the largest in the world.
Privately held Greengate Power Corp. of Calgary has been working on the project for four years and is expected to have it completed by 2022.
"It'll consist of 1.3 million solar panels spread over more than 3,000 acres (1,215 hectares) of farmland," said Dan Balaban, CEO of Greengate Power. "And it'll produce a sustainable source of energy for more than 150,000 homes."
CBC
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Amazon is the Evil Empire, but it makes me happy that a tech corporation is doing this here and that a local green energy company is in partnership.
Hopefully this is the new future of Calgary & Alberta.