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Investing in solar and wind energy will create employment opportunities, help diversify SE AB’s economy, and may also lead to SE AB emerging as a provincial and national leader in renewable energy development and innovation.
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​In Alberta, at the end of 2016 there was 85 proposed solar (33) & wind (52) energy projects over 1 MW on the AESO Connection Project List.

Using CanSIA & CanWEA estimates, over the next two decades these 35 projects could result in over:
  • $7.8 billion in investment
  • 10,875 temporary construction jobs
  • 397 permanent operations and maintenance jobs
  • $580 million in lease payments to landowners
  • $765 million in property tax revenue for municipalities in SE AB

Opportunity. Awareness. Readiness. Innovation.
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