The Pembina Institute says those renewable energy projects would create enough jobs to keep 24,000 people working for a year
A clean energy think tank says Alberta’s pause on approvals for new renewable energy projects is affecting 118 projects worth $33-billion.
The Pembina Institute says those projects would create enough jobs to keep 24,000 people working for a year. It says those projects represent what could be $263-million in local taxes and leases for landowners in 27 municipalities.pause all renewable energy approvalsThe utilities regulator said Wednesday it is to continue to examine projects, but won’t issue any new approvals.
The move has stunned Alberta’s booming renewables industry, with several companies with projects in the works saying the uncertainty is causing them to look elsewhere.
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