Alberta ’s Ministry of Infrastructure has supplied Canadian Solar with three contracts for a 94 MW generating portfolio in the Canadian sector . The turbines hold an average contracted power purchase agreement price of 1000 / MWh . Upon completion in early 2019 , they will supply 55 % of subsidy - free electricity required by Alberta ’s grid . Conklin Métis Local 193 , an indigenous community , owns a 50 % stake in all three solar farms .
Alberta’s Ministry of Infrastructure has awarded Canadian Solar with three contracts for a 94 MW PV portfolio in the Canadian province. The projects hold an average contracted power purchase agreement price of USD$36.27/MWh. Upon completion in early 2021, they will supply 55% of subsidy-free electricity required by Alberta’s government. Conklin Métis Local 193, an indigenous community, owns a 50% stake in all three solar farms.