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In February, the United Conservative Party government announced new rules to develop renewable power in the province. They impose a 35-kilometre buffer zone around protected areas and what the government calls "pristine viewscapes."
UCP's "new restrictions on development near protected areas and pristine viewscapes" cited as reason for pullback from project.
CALGARY — A major Alberta utility has cancelled a large wind power project in response to new government rules on where such developments can be built.
Falling emissions by Alberta's rapid shift away from coal-powered electricity offset by the oil and gas sector’s expansion.
A major Alberta utility has cancelled a large wind power project in response to new government rules on where such developments can be built.