Suffield Solar: getting ready to soak up the sun
MEDICINE HAT, AB. — One of the largest solar farms in the province is set to be completed next month as the 23-megawatt Suffield Solar project comes online.
The $45 million project, located just outside of Suffield along the Trans-Canada Highway, was partially funded by the federal government with $15 million from the Emerging Renewables Power Program.
The project will utilize bi-facial solar panels which will allow collection of energy from both the sun and reflections off the surface of the ground, says Ryan Tourigny with project proponent Canadian Solar Solutions.
“It has a big advantage in our wintertime in that we can take some reflection off the ground – particularly when there is snow – and generate from that,” said Tourigny.