Ward 12 Coun. Evan Spencer is seeking city council's approval to provide incentives to ATCO along with other companies considering the development of solar farms or low-carbon projects in Calgary.
ATCO currently has two solar farms nearing completion on brownfield land in an industrial park near 114th Avenue S.E. that it purchased the rights to build on in September 2021.
Spencer has since put forward a notice of motion to call on council to support the projects through incentives that could come in the form of charging a lower property tax rate for a solar farm site. Spencer says he's calling on administration to look at a variety of different incentives, but said it's too early to say if the city is ready to give any sort of tax break at this time.
"We've been in conversation with the city for about a year now on the potential changes on a property tax that can enable a long-term competitive basis for the city to utilize lands just like this for future renewable developers," said Fedorchuk. Chabot, who represents Ward 10, is skeptical of this proposal, noting there's no need for Calgary taxpayers to provide support for utility companies.
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