Brooks Alberta Solar Project

Brooks solar is a 17 mw solar project located adjacent to the transcanada highway in brooks alberta.

Brooks alberta solar project.

This project will include 50 000 solar panels that can power up to 3 000 homes and will be the first utility scale solar project in western canada. The project was approved by the auc in february 20202 and a permit has been issued by newell county in june 2020. Elemental energy developed a 15 mwac solar facility in brooks alberta the first utility scale solar project in western canada. During a pre construction site visit elemental energy personnel noticed what appeared to be a hawk nest near the edge of their solar energy development property.

Using over 48 000 high efficiency solar modules and nearly 3 000 tables of fixed racking system it is currently the largest utility scale solar plant in alberta. Social sharing 30 million solar array will. The project will use jinkosolar high efficiency mono perc modules installed by borea construction. Wind project in british columbia canada.

Solar project in alberta canada more info brooks solar ii. Emissions reduction alberta era is supporting western canada s first utility scale in exccess of 10 mw solar project. The brooks solar project is a 15mwac 17mwdc solar energy project located in the county of newell near the city of brooks alberta. The project and lands are owned by brooks solar corporation which is a wholly owned subsidiary of elemental energy inc.

The brooks project is the first of several renewable energy projects to be constructed in alberta as the province shifts away from coal power plants. 17 mw solar power facility on 30 hectares of land in newell county near brooks. The brooks solar 2 project is an expansion of the phase 1 development. Elemental energy is constructing a 15 megawatt solar facility near brooks.

The alberta utilities commission has approved the brooks solar ii power plant p roject in decision 24573 d01 2020. We own and operate the brooks solar project the first utility scale solar project in western canada. Joint venture with tuusso energy to develop a portfolio of utility scale solar projects in the united states. This innovative project will demonstrate the advantages and performance of large scale solar power in alberta.

Has been approved construct and operate the 26 5 megawatt solar power plant that will be located on approximately 88 hectares of privately owned agricultural land northwest and southeast quarters of section 3 township 19 range 14 west. Brooks solar alberta canada. The project will use 81 000 solar modules to build 26 5 mw of energy capacity. Brought online in 2017 brooks solar is an innovative project with a long term corporate power purchase agreement.