Renewable Electricity

• McCain’s largest investment ever will expand potato-processing facility in Alberta

  McCain says the Coaldale expansion will also include wind turbines and solar panels to provide 100 per cent renewable electricity to the facility.

  Economy

  Mar 13, 2023
  
• Gas association warns switch to electricity could raise costs by $1.4 trillion

  The Canadian Gas Association says building renewable electricity capacity to replace just half of Canada's current fossil fuel-generated energy could increase national costs by as much as $1.4 trillion over the next 30 years.

  Canada

  Oct 16, 2019
  
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• SaskPower announces changes for customers generating their own power

  SaskPower has announced changes to the net metering program, which includes 10-year customer contracts and increased overall generating capacity.

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2018
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• Hydro power storage project to be built near retired open pit coal mine

  CEO Kipp Horton of Calgary-based WindRiver Power Corp., the parent company of Turning Point, says he hopes to start construction on the project by next spring and have it operational by the end of 2020.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2018
• Indigenous investors required in second round of Alberta renewable power auction

  The Alberta government said it will require indigenous equity investment from proponents in its second round of bids to build renewable energy projects in the province.

  Environment

  Feb 5, 2018
• SaskPower exploring geothermal power plant in efforts to reach 2030 targets

  SaskPower signed a power purchase agreement with geothermal developer DEEP Corp. in May.

  Environment

  Dec 8, 2017
• Progress being made on doubling renewable electricity by 2030: SaskPower

  SaskPower says it’s making progress on doubling the percentage of renewable electricity generation capacity for Saskatchewan customers by 2030.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2017
• Massachusetts requests supply of Canadian renewable energy

  There are several proposals to energy-hungry states like Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut make use of Canadian renewable energy.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2017
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• Google set to use only renewable energy by end of 2017

  Next year, all of Google’s offices and data centres around the world will be powered by renewable energy like solar and wind.

  Consumer

  Dec 6, 2016