Monarch Solar Emission Offset Project
3946-4222
Electrical energy generated from Solar is renewable and is considered clean as there are no direct emissions created in the transformation of solar radiation into electrical energy. The emissions associated with the operation of a solar powered facility such as the combustion of natural gas for heating service buildings, indirect emissions from electricity used to power service buildings, and combustion of fuel for maintenance vehicles, etc. are small in comparison to the output of the solar energy generation facility. Therefore, solar-powered electricity has a very low overall emissions intensity. In comparison, most electricity generated by the Alberta grid is through the combustion of non-renewable fossil fuel based sources such as coal, resulting in a high overall emissions intensity. Electricity generated by the solar facility displaces gid electricity. Therefore, the baseline condition for this project is the emissions that would have been emitted from the generation of an equivalent amount of electricity from fossil fuel based sources. GHG emission reductions and removals are calculated using the Quantification Protocol for Solar Electricity Generation, (Version 1.0, May 2008). The Project includes the solar array comprised of 79,200 solar modules and 7 inverter transformer units (3,600 kVa) with a nameplate capacity of 23.6 MW, and a 42 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) within the existing fence line that will be located adjacent to the inverter transformer stations. The Project also includes access roads, perimeter fence, collector lines, and an O&M building.
Solar Electricity Generation
Concord Monarch Partnership
None defined
Project is located in the southwest, southeast and northwest corner of section 19, Township 10, Range 22, west of the Fourth Meridian.
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2022-06-15
2022-06-15
2032-06-14
Active
3
283,846
16,884
Emission Offsets Summary
4,617
Active
0
Pending Retirement
0
Retired
4,617
Total 
Emission Offsets
Serial RangesType
Vintage
Year
Current Company NameEmission Offset Status
Expiry Date
Total 
(t CO2 e)
3946-4222-000-055-249-798 to
3946-4222-000-055-254-414
2022
Suncor Energy Oil Sands Limited Partnership
Active
2031-07-05
4,617