Climate Changed
Canada’s Oil Capital Is Making the Leap Toward Renewable Energy
- Alberta auctions 595 megawatts of wind-generation capacity
- Province seeks 30% of its energy from renewables by 2030
Wind turbines operate at Cowley Ridge Wind Facility in Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada Oct 15, 2013.
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Clean energy is coming to Canada’s oil patch.
The government of Alberta -- home to the world’s third-largest oil reserves -- on Wednesday auctioned off 595 megawatts of renewable energy capacity to be built in the province. That exceeded the government’s target of 400 megawatts.