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Hughes Lake area power generation project part of City Halls’ newly-approved Energy Strategy

By District Energy posted 05-11-2021 17:51

  

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Grande Prairie’s Mayor says the city’s newly approved energy strategy creates a foundation for efficient energy generation and consumption while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Jackie Clayton says it includes several ideas.

“Including an energy project. The Hughes Lake area has been identified for a potential location for a major project located in the northwest section of the city.”

Energy generation is one of the three main pillars in the document, along with a carbon neutral operation plan and community energy, both of which contain various ideas for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Those potential actions include public charging stations for battery vehicles, a district energy system, small demonstration projects for geothermal and solar power, and a partnership with Aquatera at the landfill on renewable natural gas. The city already approved a goal of a six per cent reduction in community-generated greenhouse gas emissions below 2015 levels by 2035.

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