Alberta opens bidding for more renewable power generation

 
The province is taking more bids from companies interested in producing renewable electricity as part of a plan to shift 30 per cent of Alberta’s grid to green sources by 2030.
 
The competition seeks proposals to generate a total of 700 megawatts of solar, wind, biomass or other sustainable energy, enough to supply nearly 300,000 homes, Energy Minister Margaret McCuaig-Boyd said Wednesday.
 
One of the two rounds under the Renewable Electricity Program will allow partners