Canada\u2019s Prime Minister,\u00a0Justin Trudeau, today announced support for a new geothermal power facility near\u00a0Estevan\u00a0in\u00a0Southeastern Saskatchewan. The energy project, led by DEEP Earth Energy Production Corporation, is the first of its kind in\u00a0Canada\u00a0and taps into a new renewable energy resource.<\/p>\n
Geothermal energy harnesses heat from the earth’s crust and transforms it into electricity to power homes and businesses year round. DEEP’s geothermal facility will build on\u00a0Saskatchewan’s\u00a0leadership in the energy sector, using familiar drilling technologies from the oil, gas, and mining industries to tap into this energy source.<\/p>\n
The Government of\u00a0Canada\u00a0will provide\u00a0$25.6 million\u00a0in funding for the five Megawatt (MWe) facility, which will produce enough energy to power approximately 5,000 homes all while taking the equivalent of the yearly emissions of 7,400 cars out of the atmosphere.<\/p>\n
The project will create 100 jobs during construction, provide the provincial power grid with clean, renewable energy, and create new business opportunities for local communities.<\/p>\n
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