Alberta renewables auction record-setting success
(WorldNews Canada)

Premier Notley, Minister McCuaig-Boyd and Minister Phillips meet with industry representatives from the first round of Alberta`s Renewable Electricity Program. Three companies have been chosen in the opening round of the Renewable Electricity Program, which will result in about $1 billion of private-sector investment in green power generation in Alberta. The successful bids have set a record for the lowest renewable electricity pricing in Canada. The successful bidders will add approximately 600 megawatts of renewable power, or enough to power up to 255,000 homes, through wind projects throughout the province. This amount represents 200 megawatts more than what was originally planned. The...