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Canadian Solar sells solar project to BluEarth Renewables
Transactions - SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

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Canadian Solar sells solar project to BluEarth Renewables

by Kali Persall

Canadian Solar Inc. has completed the sale of the Suffield Solar Project, currently under construction in southeast Alberta, Canada, to BluEarth Renewables for an undisclosed amount.

The Suffield Solar Project will have a capacity of 23 megawatts ac and will be among the largest solar photovoltaic facilities in the province of Alberta.

Direct Energy, one of the largest energy and energy-related service providers in North America, will purchase the electricity from the facility once it is operational later this year. Once operational, the Suffield Solar Project is estimated to power approximately 7,300 homes annually.

The Suffield project will use Canadian Solar's high-efficiency bifacial modules, which produce electricity from both sides of the solar panel, and single-axis trackers, which allow the solar arrays to follow the sun’s trajectory throughout the day.

“The Suffield project, combined with one other solar project currently under construction,

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