Posthaste: How the 'fossil fuel heartland' will become Canada's green energy leader in three years

Canada is on the cusp of a renewables boom and Alberta is the province that will power it.

Rystad author Geoff Hebertson estimates that total renewables capacity in Canada, which he put at 19.6 gigawatts in 2021, will expand to almost 45 GW in 2025, with most of the growth coming from onshore wind and solar capacity predominantly generated in Alberta. The following are the top five projects slated to come online this year: Buffalo Plains Wind Farm, generating 514.6 MW; Travers Solar, 465 MW; Forty Mile BHE, 389.5 MW; Kirkcaldy Solar, 350 MW; and Forty Mile Wind, 200 MW.

The energy order is about to be upended for a variety of reasons, including “minimal regulatory hurdles and abundant natural resources,” in Alberta, Hebertson said.The province operates an “open market” system that allows companies seeking renewable capacity to sign deals with private power producers, though they must still apply and be approved to connect to the electricity grid.

Not ironic about Alberta being the leader 🙄

Every time I drive by a wind farm in alberta, few if ever are ever running.

It's only ironic because Trudeau & his liberalndp msm have lied about Alberta for years. Just like they lied about healthcare.

Sustainable food and energy. 🦗🦗🦗🌦️🌦️🌦️

Nuclear

Why is that ironic?

Perhaps curious, but not ironic.

The energy capital of Canada will lead the way in energy development. The irony.

How’s that worked out everywhere else it’s been tried?

It's not ironic. There's a sleeping giant in this province that nobody knows about, even though they think they do.

Ironic? why 'ironic'.... Alberta SHOULD be the place where it booms.

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