Potential impact of siting restrictions on renewable energy projects - Proposed projects located on Class 1 and 2 agricultural land and

Backgrounder/Short Report Template Factsheet Potential impact of siting restrictions on renewable energy projects Proposed projects located on Class 1 and 2 agricultural land and within 35 km of national parks in Alberta by Jason Wang, Karambir Singh, Grace Brown | March 11, 2024 Summary Rules proposed for the electricity sector potentially impact 9 projects already awaiting regulatory approval, v. [...] Context The Government of Alberta announced new restrictions on the renewable energy sector on February 28, 2024.1 The Pembina Institute examined proposed projects that could be prohibited under the interpretation of two new rules: • Rules around agricultural lands: Prohibiting renewable energy development on Class 1 and 2 agricultural land unless crops and/or livestock can coexist with the renewa. [...] Results Out of a total of 111 solar and 34 wind projects proposed in Alberta, 36 solar projects (28 proposed and 8 already awaiting AUC approval) and 6 wind projects (5 proposed and 1 already waiting AUC approval) could be affected by the agricultural land classification restriction (Table 1 and Figure 2). [...] All proposed solar and wind projects in Alberta Pembina Institute Potential impact of siting restrictions on renewable energy projects | 8 Figure 2. [...] Proposed solar and wind projects potentially impacted by new siting restrictions Pembina Institute Potential impact of siting restrictions on renewable energy projects | 9 Proposed projects located on Class 1 and 2 agricultural land and within 35 km of national parks in Alberta Context Methodology Results.