Enmax Corporation Receives $14.5 million for Renewable Power Project

Lighting the way for Albertans to empower themselves in producing and using their own energy, Enmax’s program has received $14.5 M in funding from Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation (CCEMC) to install solar panels and wind turbines in the homes of its customers at a reduced cost.

What started as a pilot program has become a reality in helping homeowners adopt clean energy through leasing (including maintenance) solar and wind technologies for fifteen years. For many Albertans, this presents a cost effective option to owning and producing clean energy, which would otherwise be impossible given the costs of purchasing, installing and maintaining the technologies, without incentives. Enmax anticipates customers will offset the cost of leasing by not being100% reliant on purchasing their power from the grid.

The program is intended to launch in 2011, with the goal of installing 8,300 solar photovoltaic panels and 700 micro-wind turbines throughout the province by 2016. Funding from CCEM will help launch the program, educate the public on the technologies and cover the costs of installation crews. The program is also set to launch job opportunities in a new industry.

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