PACE Canada is delighted to announce the Alberta Utilities Commission has permitted its Valhalla 9MW project in the town of Viking, Alberta, Canada. 

Valhalla is one of PACE Canada’s seven rural urban-based projects in its development portfolio.

Claude Mindorff, Director of Development Strategy for PACE Canada, said, “These projects create opportunities to use existing distribution infrastructure while bolstering Alberta’s struggling rural economies”. 

“The project was delayed due to the moratorium. However, looking forward, by this time next year, Viking will realize the environmental, economic and social benefits of more renewable energy in its community.” 

The 9MW projects will be built on the Town’s Waste Transfer Station lands, a location well suited to surrounding land characteristics. The Town of Viking is no stranger to renewables. In 2020, the Town launched a 1.05 MW grid project, thanks in part to funding from the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre. 

PACE Canada is aiming to further enhance the site by coupling a battery energy storage system with the consented solar project.