AIRPORT CITY SOLAR PROJECT at Edmonton International Airport
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AIRPORT CITY SOLAR PROJECT at Edmonton International Airport – Public Comments Invited
Date of Posting –Edmonton Regional Airports Authority must decide whether the proposed Airport City Solar Project, located at the Edmonton International Airport is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.
To help inform this decision, Edmonton Regional Airports Authority is inviting comments from the public on the project and its potential effects on the environment. All comments received will be considered public [and may be posted online]. For more information, individuals should consult the Privacy Notice on the Registry website.
Written comments must be submitted by February 9, 2021 to:
Frederick Null
2500, 10175 - 101 Street
Edmonton, AB T5J 0H3
1 (610) 613-1843
info@airportcitysolar.ca
The Airport City Solar Project (the "Project") is a 120 MW solar energy facility situated on 627 acres of industrially zoned land located on the west side of the Edmonton International Airport (EIA). The Project will be developed and operated by Alpin Sun, a global developer of utility scale renewable energy projects.
The Project will consist of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, racking systems, internal access roads, underground collection lines, electrical inverters, a transformer substation, and a perimeter fence. Extensive studies to fully understand the potential environmental, health, social and economic impacts associated are currently underway for the Project and baseline environmental field surveys have already been completed. The Project is located on previously disturbed agricultural land and has been sited to minimize impacts to wildlife and wildlife habitat through avoidance of environmentally sensitive features. In addition to careful Project siting and avoidance measures, the Project will implement site-specific mitigation measures during the construction, operation, and decommissioning phases of the Project to minimize adverse environmental impacts.
The Project is also fully committed to engaging with the public and Indigenous communities throughout the Project lifecycle in order to ensure that the potential environmental, health, social, and economic effects associated with the Project are thoroughly considered and addressed.
Pending regulatory approvals, construction of the Project is scheduled to commence in the spring of 2022 with commercial operations targeted to begin in November 2022. The expected life of the Project is 35-40 years.
The Project will help Canada meet its environmental obligations and climate change commitments by generating 100% clean energy for use by the EIA and its tenants, as well as for commercial enterprises and residents located in the surrounding area.