Microsoft agrees to purchase wind power from Alberta project

Dan Balaban, CEO of Greengate, called renewables the new Alberta Advantage because of companies looking to tap into the province's vast renewable supply

Microsoft will buy 543 GWh worth of energy a year from an Alberta wind power project in a deal announced Monday.

The energy produced will be from the Paintearth Wind Project about 40 kilometres east of Stettler, which began construction in September. It is expected to be finished by the end of 2023. The power-purchase agreement will run for 15 years.