Enmax Awarded Federal Contract for Renewable Energy in Alberta

Enmax Awarded Federal Contract for Renewable Energy in Alberta

March 23, 2017

Enmax Energy Corp. has received a five-year contract worth $131 million to supply the federal government’s electricity needs in Alberta. There is a provision for a one-year extension. 

The energy company is to provide electricity to 11 government departments, four military bases and Corrections Canada facilities. “It is my understanding that this is the first contract in this regard involving the Department of National Defence and our operations,” says Associate Defence Minister Kent Hehr.

It is also one of the first major contracts the federal government has handed out as part of a promise to run all of its operations on renewable energy within a decade. Enmax has already provided electricity to federal operations for the last 10 years.

Hehr notes that the Canadian Forces has a significant presence in Alberta in Edmonton, Cold Lake, Wainwright and Suffield, so the impact of going with renewable energy on military bases is significant. National Defence and Public Service and Procurement Canada account for roughly 75% of the greenhouse gases emitted by federal departments and agencies.

Enmax will also provide electricity to these participating departments: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada Border Services Agency, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Correctional Service of Canada, Department of National Defence, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Health Canada, Parks Canada Agency, Natural Resources Canada, Public Services and Procurement Canada, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

The federal Liberals made a promise last November to run all government operations on renewable energy by 2025.

Image courtesy of dan at FreeDigitalPhotos.net.

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