Hays Solar PV Park is a 31MW solar PV power project. It is located in Alberta, Canada. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 2021 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in January 2022.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Solar PV | 31 | 31 | – | Active | Alberta, Canada | BluEarth Renewables; C&B Alberta Solar Development; Canadian Solar |
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Description
The project was developed by BluEarth Renewables, C&B Alberta Solar Development and Canadian Solar. The project is currently owned by BluEarth Renewables with a stake of 100%.
Hays Solar PV Park is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 174 acres.
The project generates 51,706MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 7,300 households. The project cost is $32.651m.
8 inverters have been installed at the project site.
Development Status
The project construction commenced in 2021 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in January 2022.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to FortisAlberta under a power purchase agreement. The power is sold at the rate of $0.036kWh for a period of 20 years. The contracted capacity is 23MW.
Contractors Involved
Canadian Solar was selected to render EPC services for the solar PV power project.
Canadian Solar was selected as the supplier of the PV modules for the project. The company installed 81,750 modules at the site.
Canadian Solar is the O&M contractor for the solar PV power project.
About BluEarth Renewables
BluEarth Renewables Inc (BluEarth Renewables) is a developer and producer of renewable energy. The company acquires, builds, owns and operates wind, run-of-river hydroelectric, and solar generation projects. Its projects include Outlaw Trail Wind Project, Hand Hills Wind Project, Bull Creek Wind Facility, Bow Lake Wind Facility, East Bay Hills Wind Project, Yellow Lake Solar Project, Burdett Solar Project, Riverview Solar Project, Corunna Solar Project, Lunar Light Solar Facility, Allegheny Hydro Facility, McNair Creek Hydro Facility, Narrows Inlet Hydro Project and Tyson Creek Hydro Facility. It partners with landowners, suppliers, lenders, shareholders, and entrepreneurs. BluEarth Renewables is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
About Canadian Solar
Canadian Solar Inc (Canadian Solar) is a provider of solar energy solutions. The company designs, develops and manufactures solar ingots, wafers, modules, cells, and other solar power products. Its broad range of solar modules find application in residential, commercial and industrial solar power generation systems; and specialty solar products include customized solar modules that customers incorporate into their own products such as portable solar home systems. Canadian Solar serves distributors, project developers, system integrators and installers and EPC companies across Asia, America, Europe and other regions. It has manufacturing facilities in China, Taiwan, Canada, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia, and offices across the world. Canadian Solar is headquartered in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
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