IPP Northland Power has announced that its 80MW/160MWh Jurassic energy storage project in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada, has achieved commercial operations.
Announced on 29 September, Northland Power claimed the Jurassic Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility was delivered ahead of schedule and under budget.
Jurassic BESS is now the largest operational BESS in the province of Alberta.
The IPP stated that the project was constructed with zero lost-time incidents and is supported by a 15-year offtake agreement covering 100% of its capacity, providing long-term contracted cash flows.
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Northland achieved financial close for the Jurassic BESS project in April 2025, with all necessary financing secured and construction commencing shortly thereafter.
At the time, Northland estimated the total cost at approximately CA$120 million (US$85.84 million). Construction costs were funded through non-recourse project-level financing, existing cash, and available liquidity.
The facility is expected to contribute approximately US$10.58 million of annual adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation.
According to the Canada Energy Regulator (CER), Alberta was the largest producer of crude oil in the country in 2023, with the majority of the province’s crude oil production coming from the oil sands in northern Alberta.
However, Alberta has seen significant renewable energy development in recent years. In 2023, the Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) noted that Alberta saw 92% of new wind, solar and energy storage capacity connected to the country’s grid, including 130MW of BESS.
Alberta experienced a seven-month moratorium on renewable energy projects over 1MW, which was lifted in the first quarter of 2024, followed by increased applications for renewable energy developments.
Northland was part of a consortium that put the 250MW/1,000MWh Oneida BESS into operation in May 2025. That project, located in Ontario, was the largest operating BESS in Canada until the 300MW/1,200MWh Hagersville Battery Energy Storage Park in Haldimand County went online earlier this year, also in Ontario, through Boralex and Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC).
A bigger Ontario project, the 411MW/1,858MWh Skyview 2 battery energy storage system (BESS) in Edwardsburgh Cardinal, is currently under construction by Potentia Renewables in collaboration with the Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation.
Northland also owns Jurassic Solar+, which is in late-stage development and will be paired with the Jurassic BESS project. The solar portion of the project has a 220MW capacity.
