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“It’s a 1.83-megawatt,” says David. “It’s a record-
“We have pretty high standards. setter for all of Canada — a pretty hard record to
These awards are good recognition beat because it’s pretty large, so we’re very proud
for our people, who are our of that project. We did it in record time as well, we
biggest asset.” had to beat the snowfall that was coming in, as
— Bert DeBruin, CEO, AltaPro Electric well if not completed in time would not receive a
large grant approval from efficiency Alberta and we
In a matter of time, Bert had more work than the did. The last module was placed the day before it
company he was working for. “My boss called me snowed.”
in one day and said, ‘You have to make a decision.’
I said, ‘OK, I’m going to have to start my own The company set another record for Alberta’s
company.’” largest micro-generation solar project, a
4.6-megawatt with the City of Calgary for its
The move paid off. Today, AltaPro Electric employs Shepard composting facility.
120-200 people, depending on the time of year, and
has set records. Last year, it worked on Canada’s “That was a large ground-mount array for the City
largest rooftop solar array in Acheson, Alberta. of Calgary done in two phases, but it’s still, I think, a
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