Completed Access to Information Requests

Request Number:
ZA-2023-16019
April 2025
Summary:

Records, statistics, communications and files regarding the North Portal Solar Wall. Specifically, documents relating to the cost of the solar wall, records differentiating the cost of materials and labour to construct and maintain the solar array, including but not limited to planning, implementation, ongoing maintenance. Additionally, documents indicating anticipated efficiency of the solar wall, and actual efficiency since it was installed, documents discussing and implementing the power generation and storage capacity of the solar wall and information on where decisions were made as it relates to building, funding, constructing, storage and maintenance of the solar wall. Also, clear financial breakdowns of how much power the solar wall generates and saves Canada Border Services Agency, what the storage capacity is, and any estimates prior to implementation that were created to support or oppose the building, operation, and ongoing maintenance of the solar wall. Finally, all facts, figures, and statistics that exist as it relates to the solar wall at North Portal, and the historical power usage at North Portal Point of Entry including uptime and downtime of the solar wall, connected power and uptime and downtime of generators on site.

Disposition:
Disclosed in part
Pages:
1,931
Organization:
Canada Border Services Agency