Can Alberta Become the Wind Capital of Canada?

One of Canada's biggest wind farms is set to fire up in Alberta. At peak generation, it'll provide enough juice to power 160,000 homes. But it wasn't smooth sailing getting the $600M project built. The province continues to treat renewables differently than its golden goose: oil and gas. With jurisdictions around the world competing for billions of dollars of investment in wind and solar, will Alberta still be Canada's Energy Capital fifty years from now? 

2:55 | Thomas LoTurco, EVP for Eastern US, Canada, and Government Affairs for EDP Renewables introduces us to their Sharp Hills wind farm, and talks about the implications of Alberta's regulatory red tape and renewables moratorium, landowner negotiations, and public skepticism. 

LEARN MORE ABOUT SHARP HILLS: https://www.edpr.com/north-america/news/2024/01/22/edp-renewables-north-america-announces-operations-commencement-sharp-hills-wind

34:30 | In one of the more creative emails we've received about healthcare and education, Real Talker "Edgar" says Albertans are a lot like the beef they're so proud of.

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