PACE Canada has received Alberta Utilities Commision (AUC) power plant approval under the Hydro and Electric Energy Act for two projects. This is an important milestone in the development process and PACE will be pushing on with financing and to enter construction.
The Joffre solar power project is proposed for a site near the Joffre petrochemical complex in Lacombe County. Development work on the 47-megawatt export facility began in 2018 and current designs are for a total installed capacity of approximately 61 MWp. The project was approved under proceedings 26733 & 26760.
The smaller Youngstown solar power project is located in Special Areas no. 3 and PACE anticipates entering construction at the same time as Joffre. Approved under proceeding 26734.
Power generated across the two projects would go into the provincial electrical grid and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 16,000 tonnes per year and power over 22,000 houses across the expected initial 25-year life of the project.
PACE intends to enter construction in early 2022 with connection by the end of the year.
Alex Ross, Development Director of PACE Group said, “PACE is working to enter construction of over 100MWp of projects in 2022 in Alberta and increase our participation in this exciting market. Joffre and Youngstown are the first two of these projects but PACE has ambitious plans to grow our pipeline in Canada over the course of the next 12-18 months .”