Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Jonathan Wilkinson, announced more than $175 million in federal investment in 12 clean energy projects in Alberta that will create thousands of jobs while providing benefits to communities. Provide clean energy. The government says that once fully implemented, the projects will reduce emissions equivalent to taking nearly 325,000 gasoline-powered cars off the road each year.

The following projects are planned in coordination with Aboriginal communities:

Capstone Infrastructure, in partnership with Sawridge First Nation, is developing Buffalo Atlee, which includes four wind farms near Jenner, Alta. The four projects, supported by a combined $60 million in federal investment, are expected to generate more than 200,000 megawatt hours of electricity annually, enough to power about 26,200 average homes in Alberta each year.

ATCO, supported by more than $62 million in federal investment, will modernize assets, upgrade systems and deploy advanced metering infrastructure in rural, remote and urban communities to optimize grid management and operations. The five investments are designed to improve outage response and provide customers with options, such as time-of-use pricing through multiple programs.

Pattern Energy Group LP will deploy Lanfine Wind 1, an onshore wind project in eastern Alberta backed by more than $20 million in federal investment. The 150-megawatt facility is expected to provide clean energy to up to 45,000 homes in Alberta.

Canadian Renewable Energy Systems' Hilda Wind project will add 105.4 megawatts of wind energy in Cypress County and is supported by more than $17.5 million in federal investment. The project is expected to provide enough clean energy for 32,000 homes.

Chiniki and Goodstoney First Nations and ATCO will deploy the largest solar installation in an urban center in Western Canada, backed by more than $13 million in federal investment. The Barlow and Deerfoot solar facilities, located southeast of Calgary, are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 50,000 tonnes per year and provide economic returns to First Nations communities. On top of that, the Canada Infrastructure Bank has provided $78.8 million in support to give two First Nations a majority stake in the project.

Akamihk Energy, supported by a $1 million federal investment, will study the possibility of integrating all distribution infrastructure and services on Montana's Native lands into an integrated microgrid; manage the flow of energy within that grid; and Meter exchange with the Alberta Interconnected Power System. Akamihk Energy is a 100% Montana Native-owned company. The Canadian government is committed to developing a net-zero electricity system by 2035. Editor/Xu Shengpeng