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The Alberta Electric System Operator will oversee the development and implementation of incentives to boost renewable generation in the province.
The Calgary, Alberta-based operator of the province's power grid got the nod to develop the programs as one of the first steps of the government's Climate Leadership Plan, AESO said in a March 3 statement. Under the plan, Alberta will shutter the giant coal-fired generators that meet the bulk of the province's electricity demand, with the goal of getting 30% of its power from renewables by 2030.
"We are pleased to help support the government's Climate Leadership Plan by developing and implementing an incentive program to bring more renewables onto the grid and to do so in a low-cost manner,"...