On November 22, 2018, the Government of Alberta announced that
it is investing $200 million of Climate Leadership Plan funds to
launch a new Community Generation Program (Program).1
The Program will support Alberta in reaching its target of
30% renewable electricity by 2030 and will provide dedicated
funding to support community generation projects in areas affected
by the phase-out of coal-fired electricity.2 The $200-million fund
will guarantee the price that community-scale renewable energy
projects receive for the power they produce.3 The Climate Change
Office hopes to launch the Program in the fall of 2019.
The Program is facilitated by the Small Scale Generation
Regulation (Regulation), which comes into force on January 1,
2019.4
The Regulation provides certain incentives for community generating
units. The following generating units are eligible:
