Shediac solar farm nearing completion | CBC News

N.B. Power is aiming to have its new solar farm near Shediac online by the end of the year.The solar farm will pump out 1.63 megawatts of electricity and would be the largest solar farm in the province.Brent Staeben, the utility’s smart grid director , said the final pieces are in place at the farm.”We expect it to be [online] in the next few weeks, probably towards the end of November,” said Staeben.The utility said the solar farm would be directly connected to two buildings in Shediac, the Shediac Multipurpose Centre and the Government of Canada Pension Centre.When connected they would be the first net-zero commercial buildings in the province.Ongoing projectThe farm is part of a smart grid project that has been underway in the town since 2014.The project was prompted by an ice storm in 2014 which cut off power in the town for days.In its eight years of existence, the project has also seen the installation of other technology, like smart metres, that give the utility more information about energy use in the town.Staeben said that information will be important when it comes to making sure the grid is stable.He said some winter days can see the province use three times…
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