The provincial government will tell Alberta’s utilities regulator to suspend approvals for new renewable electricity projects like wind and solar farms, while they study gaps in the current development rules.
Affordability and Utilities Minister Nathan Neudorf said the six-month pause is needed to clarify how agricultural land can be used to build power plants, as well as the expectations for land reclamation over the long term.
The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC), the agency responsible for making decisions about electricity-generation projects, has been instructed to hold an inquiry on land use and reclamation issues, and report back to the government early next year.
Neudorf told CBC News that the
