SaskTel to launch solar pilot project in Saskatoon this fall

REGINA – SaskTel on Wednesday announced plans to build a solar array at the SaskTel Wire Centre located in southwest Saskatoon later this fall as part of a pilot project “to determine the long-term feasibility of solar energy as a means to offset electrical costs while also reducing the Crown corporation’s environmental footprint,” according to a press release. The ground-mounted 100-kilowatt (kW) solar array will consist of 222 solar panels situated into three rows on SaskTel’s property next to the wire centre, and will generate approximately 128,000 kW hours of electricity per year, the release says. Saskatoon-based miEnergy North America,...