Construction finished on 25-megawatt solar farm in Innisfail

Source: Byron Hackett · RED DEER ADVOCATE · | November 20, 2020

A new 25.4-megawatt solar farm, located just outside Innisfail, was completed this month. The project is a merchant solar farm, the first of its kind in Alberta. (Photo courtesy of GP Joule)

Work has finished on a solar farm in Innisfail.

Renewable energy company GP Joule says the 25.43 megawatt Innisfail project is the first so-called merchant solar facility completed in Alberta. It is located on Highway 54, just north of the Innisfail Golf Course.

The electricity generated will be traded daily within the Alberta energy portfolio. Traditionally, solar power is sold under a power purchase agreement between a government agency and a utility company.

“Turning a vision like Innisfail Solar into reality depends on strong leadership and co-operation, which our solar team experienced with Elemental Energy,” said David Pichard, CEO of GP Joule of North America.

Elemental Energy Inc. is a B.C.-based renewable energy developer and investor, which owns the utility-scale project.