Peace River Energy Project
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PREP Update - April 23, 2025
Project Overview
The Peace River Energy Project (PREP) is a 4.99 MW AC solar energy initiative located just west of the Town of Peace River, Alberta. Developed by Peace Energy Cooperative in collaboration with key partners, this utility-scale solar farm is designed to generate clean, renewable electricity to support Alberta’s energy transition and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The project represents our commitment to community-led renewable energy development and long-term local economic benefits.
Spearheaded by Peace Energy Cooperative, PREP represents a bold vision for community-led renewable energy development—harnessing the power of the sun to create local economic opportunities and support Alberta’s clean energy transition.
Project Status and Timeline
Since its inception, PREP has made meaningful progress through early-stage development, regulatory work, grid connection planning, and community engagement. Through these efforts, we’ve built a solid foundation and identified key ingredients for the project’s long-term success—including the importance of strong partnerships, innovative financing, and a scalable implementation model.
We are now entering an exciting new phase: preparing for full project delivery with the goal of seeing construction begin in late 2025 and operations commence in late 2026.
- Spring–Fall 2025: Final project design, permitting, and financing
- Late 2025: Construction planning and mobilization
- Late 2026: Construction completion and operational launch
We are actively engaging potential partners to help carry the project forward, ensuring that PREP continues to reflect the cooperative’s values while aligning with the realities of utility-scale solar development.
Community Values and Opportunities
PREP continues to stand as a model for what’s possible when communities come together to pursue energy solutions that are ethical, ecological, and economically sound. Our guiding principles include:
- Community benefit and local participation
- Responsible energy development and stewardship
- Long-term regional resilience and sustainability
As we take the next steps, we remain committed to a transparent, values-aligned process that ensures the project’s success and legacy.
Stay Involved
Peace Energy Cooperative is proud of the vision and effort that have brought the Peace River Energy Project this far. We remain deeply committed to seeing this project come to life and creating future opportunities for member-driven renewable energy development.
We encourage all members and supporters to stay connected as we share updates, milestones, and new opportunities.
For questions or expressions of interest, please reach out to PREP@peaceenergy.ca
Technical Summary
- Location: Northwest Alberta, one kilometer west of the Town of Peace River on private agricultural grazing land. 25-year land lease with first right to extend is secured.
- Technology: Utility grid-tied single-axis tracking solar PV.
- Revenue Strategy: power sold into the free market grid and renewable attributes sold on secondary market.
- Approx size: 4.99 Megawatts (MW ac); ~12,000 solar modules
- Generating: ~10 GWh/yr avoiding ~5,000 tonnes CO2e per year, powering the equivalent of ~ 1,200 homes per year
- Surface area: ~15 hectares (37 acres) of land
- Approx. cost: $11 million
- Scheduled build date: estimated start of construction - spring 2024, operational date - winter 2024
- Jobs: ~50 direct and indirect during 8 month construction, 3-5 permanent
- Operational lifetime: 35 years
Investment Partnership
Please read the PREP INC MEDIA RELEASE from Peace Energy Cooperative regarding our new investment partnership that brings community-owned solar one step closer to reality.
Left to right - Stephen McKay (Secretary); Keith Anderson (Treasurer); Greg Dueck (Vice President); and Adam Mildenberger (President).
PREP Open House a Big Success!
Our Peace River Energy Project open house at the Peace River Airport on May 4th was a great success! Over 50 people attended with lots of interest from the community, local councillors and nearby residents. There were many good questions to answer and a very positive attitude towards our solar farm project. Happily, we had many inquiries about how to invest in the project! Simple: become a member! Now, on to the next milestone: applying to the Alberta Utilities Commission for final approvals!”
(group photo by Emily Plihal, open house photo by Don Pettit)
