The City of Winnipeg may soon try to pinpoint new sites to generate solar power, with the goal of using green energy in civic buildings.
A new motion headed to the water, waste and environment committee calls upon the public service to identify city-owned properties suitable for generating solar power and complete a business case to develop up to one megawatt of renewable energy generation for city use.
“(The report will determine) could we economically do this and where could we economically try and do this. The idea is not so much to sell (the power) back into the grid for profit but to use it for our own structures,” said Coun. Brian Mayes, committee chairman.
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