Saskatchewan’s First Utility-Scale Solar Power Project Online | The Canadian News

Saskatchewan’s largest solar power project to date is now online.

The 10-megawatt (MW) Highfield solar facility can generate enough renewable energy for about 2,500 homes, according to officials.

Saturn Power won the tender to build the project. The Ontario-based power developer will own and manage the site while selling the electricity produced to SaskPower.

“It has been a great privilege for Saturn Power to develop, build and operate Saskatchewan’s first utility-scale solar PV project,” Saturn Power President and CEO Doug Wagner said in a statement Friday.

“Through the hard work of our team and the collaborative relationships built and fostered with both SaskPower and miEnergy, we were able to build a project that will serve as the foundation for Saskatchewan’s efforts to develop a more sustainable and renewable energy supply in the coming years. decades. . “

Project partner SaskPower said Highfield is the first of four 10MW solar power installations to be added to the province’s grid in the next two years.

“The commissioning of this facility is a historic achievement for renewable energy in Saskatchewan,” SaskPower Chief Minister Don Morgan said in a press release.

“SaskPower is set to exceed its emission reduction targets, and renewables like solar are an important part of a balanced approach that will allow our province to achieve net zero emissions from energy production by 2050.”

The Crown Corporation added these facilities, along with 20 MW of generating capacity through the Power Generation Partner Program, which will help meet its commitment to add 60 MW of solar energy in the coming years.

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Highfield is Saskatchewan’s first utility-scale solar generation project and is located east of Swift Current.