️A #solar energy company “is hoping to break ground” on a potential 160-acre solar farm in Brooks, Alberta.
If successfully built, “the total amount of energy created would be more than [what] the city consumes on a summer day.” #abpoli #CleanEnergyPlan https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/solar-farm-brooks-1.6709622
CBCWhy a solar energy company has its eye on a chunk of farmland in Brooks | CBC NewsA quarter section (65 hectares) of farmland along the edge of Brooks, Alta., is being eyed for a new solar farm project — one of an increasing number dotting Alberta's landscape.