A five-year journey was resulted in an operational solar farm that is now feeding into the grid.
The Tsilhqot’in Nation made the announcement on Facebook. The farm began operation on May 28, it’s located roughly 80 km west of Williams Lake on what’s known as the Riverwest Sawmill Site. The 1.25-megawatt solar farm is the largest of its kind in B.C. It is also completely developed, built and owned by the Tsilhqot’in Nation through its economic arm, Dandzen Development LP.
The construction for the project originally began in Oct. 2018 but due to unforeseen and unpreventable circumstances the project was delayed, reaching completion in the winter of 2020. There are 3,456 solar modules that will be feeding into the B.C. Hydro grid that runs along Highway 20.
The farm can generate up to 1,500 megawatt hours of electricity per year depending on the amount of sun. The Dandzen Development LP entered into an Electrical Purchase Agreement with B.C. Hydro for 25 years ending in 2045.
(Photo courtesy of the Tsilqot’in Nation Facebook page.)
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