First Nation’s Community Sets up Solar in Heart of Alberta’s Oil Sands Territory

January 13, 2016

SOLAR IN THE TAR SANDS

Indigenous community launches solar powered health centre

One of Alberta’s biggest solar projects has been built in one of the most unlikely places—the heart of Canada’s Peace River oil sands. This summer the community of Little Buffalo launched the Piitapan Solar Project, a 20.8kW renewable energy installation that powers the health centre. The inspiring 80-panel solar project was developed in a bid to create more green jobs and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.