Spring Coulee Solar Project
Presently, most of the grid electricity in Alberta has a high overall emissions intensity because
it is generated by combusting non-renewable fossil fuels (e.g., coal, natural gas).
In comparison, electrical energy generated from solar is renewable and considered clean
because transforming solar energy into electrical energy creates no direct emissions. Although
operating a solar power facility generates direct emissions (e.g., GHGs from combusting fuel
for maintenance vehicles) and indirect emissions (e.g., GHGs associated with the electricity
used to power service buildings), these emissions are small in comparison to the output of the
facility. As such, solar-powered electricity has a very low overall emissions intensity.
The Project is a 42 MW (DC) solar array comprising 77,454 Longi LR5-72HBD-540-545W bifacial
solar modules, on a single-axis tracking system tied in to 10 Sungrow SG3600UD-MV inverters.
Associated infrastructure includes collector lines, access roads, fencing, and connection to the
Fortis Alberta and AltaLink Transmission system. The expected lifetime of the Project is 30
years.
Electricity generated by the Project will displace grid electricity. Therefore, the baseline
condition for the Project is the emissions that would have been emitted by generating an
equivalent amount of electricity from fossil-fuel-based sources. GHG emission reductions and
removals are calculated using the methodology described in AEP (2008).
Solar Electricity Generation
None defined
242042 TWP RD 42
T0K 2C0
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