Facilities – Solar Power
Application
Big Sky Solar GP Inc. (“Big Sky”) applied for permission to construct and operate the 140-megawatt Big Sky Solar Power Plant (the “Power Plant”) and the associated Bullseye 1004S Substation (collectively, the “Project”). The Project will be constructed on 800 acres of private, cultivated land in the Municipal District of Acadia No. 34, approximately 2.5 kilometres northwest of the hamlet of Acadia Valley.
Decision
The AUC determined that approval of the Project is in the public interest and therefore approved the applications from Big Sky, subject to conditions related to the environmental protection plan, post-construction monitoring, final equipment selection and project layout, and solar glare.
Applicable Legislation
AUC Rule 001: Rules of Practice, s. 7.
AEP Conservation and Reclamation Directive for Renewable Energy Operations
AUC Rule 033: Post-approval Monitoring Requirements for Wind and Solar Power Plants
