<P> Some rural communities want Alberta to grant companies the right to develop wind farms on leased Crown land . </P> <P> In 2008, the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA), a non-profit trade association, outlined a future strategy for wind energy that would reach a capacity of 55,000 MW by 2025, fulfilling 20% of the country's energy needs . The plan, Wind Vision 2025, could create over 50,000 jobs and represent around CDN $165 million annual revenue . If achieved, CanWEA's target would make the country a major player in the wind power sector and would create around CDN $79 billion of investment . It would also save an estimated 17 megatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually . </P> <P> The LRP is an important tool of Ontario's commitment to reach the province's 2025 target for renewable energy to comprise about 50% of Ontario's installed capacity . Projects of more than 10 MW of capacity are eligible to obtain a 20 - year contract through a price competitive auction . </P> <Ul> <Li> LRP I: concluded in April 2016, with the execution of 299.5 onshore wind contracts . </Li> <Li> LRP II: kicked off on July 29, 2016 with the launch of the Request for Qualifications (RFQ), and with the aim of allocating up to 600 MW of onshore wind, and 50 MW of technological upgrades of existing renewable energy facilities . However, this round was suspended on September 27, 2016 . </Li> </Ul>

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