Capital Power´s Whitla Wind project awarded 20-year contract by AESO in first round of Renewable ...
(WorldNews Canada)

EDMONTON, Alberta, Dec. 13, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capital Power´s Whitla Wind project was selected by the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO), in a competition that attracted global participation, as one of three successful proponents in the first round of its Renewable Electricity Program (REP). This was the first of the REP processes that the AESO will undertake to deliver new renewable electricity in support of the Government of Alberta´s 30 per cent renewables target by 2030. Under its successful bid, Capital Power proposed Whitla Wind, a 201.6 MW wind facility in Southeast Alberta. The Whitla Wind site has capacity for 300 MW that can be developed in two phases, and...