The 23.6-megawatt clean energy project is among the first of its kind in Alberta
The Tilley Solar project consists of 70,000 photovoltaic panels that will produce enough clean electricity to power 20,000 typical homes for a year. At its peak, the site will generate 280 full-time jobs and $20-million in labour income.The Tilley Solar project is a solar farm with nearly 70,000 photovoltaic panels that is expected to become operational this spring and provide 23.6 megawatts of clean power to southern Alberta.
At its peak, the Tilley project, which is about 500 kilometres away from Alexander First Nation, will generate 280 full-time jobs and $20-million in labour income, thesays. It will bring stable revenue to Alexander First Nation, though it’s only expected to provide a handful of jobs to the approximately 2,600 band members, Mr. Arcand says.
While just a few people are needed to run the solar farm, the site’s development and construction provided about 150 jobs to Indigenous people from across First Nations, he adds.The growth in Indigenous-led renewable energy projects is fulfilling Canada’s need for clean power, which the federal government has said is an “economic, scientific and moral imperative.
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