Calgary's C-Train already runs on it and now 500 Alberta schools have signed up to be powered by the wind.
Across the province, 25 school boards have signed 25-year contracts with Calgary-based BluEarth Renewables, which built a 29-megawatt wind farm near the Saskatchewan border in order to power the schools.
Yvan Beaubien manages operations for the FrancoSud school board, which has eight schools in Calgary and one in Airdrie.
"We're all kind of happy and proud here, teachers included, that we went that way," he said.
"Instead of just talking about how good green energy can be, we actually can do it right here in our own backyard."
The energy from the new Bull Creek wind plant, which took six months to build, can power 10,000 homes.
Wind power to supply 500 Alberta schools - Calgary - CBC News
Across the province, 25 school boards have signed 25-year contracts with Calgary-based BluEarth Renewables, which built a 29-megawatt wind farm near the Saskatchewan border in order to power the schools.
Yvan Beaubien manages operations for the FrancoSud school board, which has eight schools in Calgary and one in Airdrie.
"We're all kind of happy and proud here, teachers included, that we went that way," he said.
"Instead of just talking about how good green energy can be, we actually can do it right here in our own backyard."
The energy from the new Bull Creek wind plant, which took six months to build, can power 10,000 homes.
Wind power to supply 500 Alberta schools - Calgary - CBC News
