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The company's first solar power project will have a capacity to generate 81megawatts.

Potkins is the daughter ofMeghan Potkins.

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Solar panels in Germany. TC Energy is building its first solar power project in Alberta.
Solar panels in Germany. TC Energy is building its first solar power project in Alberta. Photo by Thilo Schmuelgen/Reuters

The solar farm will be able to generate enough energy to power 20,000 homes per year.

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The company said in a release Tuesday that it would be the first solar power project to be permitted. The industrial park where it will be built is near the city ofAldersyde.

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The hybrid solar generation facility will be combined with flow battery energy storage technology in order to demonstrate the practicality of renewable generation.

The Emissions Reduction Alberta program gave $10 million to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the province.

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According to the release, this is the first utility-scale solar project to be delivered by the company. Our commitment to add renewable energy to the local electricity grid is underscored by this investment.

The construction is expected to be done by the year 2023.

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