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Canada’s electricity sector will get even greener – NEB

Canada’s electricity sector will get even greener – NEB

Alberta, Saskatchewan generate most electricity from coal, natural gas The National Energy Board’s latest report, Energy Futures 2017, projects considerable changes to the electricity capacity mix, primarily for non-hydro renewables and natural gas, according to a press release. Canada had just under 147 gigawatts (GW) of installed electricity generation capacity in 2016. Of this capacity, 55 per cent was […]

By October 30, 2017 1 Comments Read More →
Albertans now allowed to micro-generate more green electricity

Albertans now allowed to micro-generate more green electricity

Since 2009, micro-generation in Alberta increased on average 70% each year Changes to the regulation that governs micro-generation include increasing the size limit to five megawatts from one megawatt and allowing a micro-generating system to serve adjacent sites, which is especially helpful for operations with more than one building, such as farms, according to an […]

By December 26, 2016 0 Comments Read More →