Greengate Power Corporation (Greengate) is a Canadian
energy company
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focused on
renewable energy
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in Alberta.
Summary of activity in the 2010s
Greengate's first project, the 150
megawatt
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(MW) Halkirk I Wind Project, was completed in 2012.
It was central
Alberta
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's first wind project, first wind project approved by the
Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) and, at the time of construction, the province's largest wind project, located in the
County of Paintearth, east of
Stettler.
The project was sold to its joint venture partner Capital Power corporation.
Greengate's second project was the Blackspring Ridge I Wind Project, with a total generating capacity of 300 MW. Upon completion in 2013, BSR was the largest wind farm in Canada. Greengate sold it to
EDF EN Canada and
Enbridge
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.
Summary of activity in the 2020s
On 18 April 2023, Potentia Renewables Inc. and Greengate Power Corporation announced the closing of financing for the Paintearth Wind Project, located in Alberta. This project is owned by Potentia (75 percent) and Greengate (25 percent).
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Energy companies of Canada