[co-author: Sydney Olsen - Articling Student] The Province of Alberta will become the Canadian leader for utility-scale wind and solar capacity in five years, according to a recent analysis by Rystad Energy. A flurry of renewable projects in Alberta would increase installed capacity from 1.8 GW of wind to 6.5 GW, and 0.1 GW of solar to 1.8 GW, by 2025. This would overtake Ontario as Canada's leading jurisdiction for utility-scale wind and solar says Rystad, an independent energy research company based in Oslo, Norway. This rapid growth has brought a greater focus on understanding the legal aspects of land leases for renewable energy projects in Alberta for both land owners as lessors and project developers as lessees. Here are some of the key issues to consider for a new project.