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Coun. Evan Spencer brought forward a notice of motion that would have authorized city administration to begin negotiations with ATCO regarding incentives on two solar farms they are constructing in his ward.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The Barlow site is expected to be completed this spring while the Deerfoot solar farm should be up and running later in 2023.Article contentSpencer’s motionearly on, with councillors expressing concern that specific incentives aren’t needed in this case, since the project is already underway. Spencer said he was trying to look at the bigger picture, noting the city has goals of producing 40 per cent of its power from renewable sources by 2050. He said approximately 60 other brownfield sites have been located within the city that could play host to solar farms.Article content
“It could be rebates, it could be grants,” she said. “We could be looking at tax based incentives. So it’s looking … across the spectrum of how how to incentivize low carbon development or green economy.”Article content
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