Microsoft agrees to purchase wind power from Alberta project

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Microsoft agrees to purchase wind power from Alberta project yycbiz

It is expected to be finished by the end of 2023. The power-purchase agreement will run for 15 years.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.

Dan Balaban, CEO of Greengate, called renewables the new Alberta Advantage because of companies looking to tap into the province’s vast renewable supply. “These sorts of deals really change the narrative on Alberta,” he told Postmedia. “Alberta is not just an oil and gas province. Alberta is truly an energy province. We can be leaders in renewable energy and it leads directly to new economic development opportunities.”Article content

Chris Barry, president of Microsoft Canada, said the deal will help meet the company’s goal of contracting 100 per cent of its energy consumption with renewable sources by 2025. “This agreement with Paintearth Wind is an important step in helping Microsoft deliver on our renewable energy commitments in Canada,” he said in a news release.

 

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They better be paying their share of admin fees, transmission & distribution charges. 😏

Hahaha sell your Microsoft stocks

A virtue signalling move by any measure.

Danielle Smith’s mouth?

Microsoft still owe me a computer from when windows XE crashed it years ago

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