Wind Energy Power Plants in Canada
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Bear Mountain Location: BC Owner: Bear Mountain Wind LP Configuration: 34 X 3-MW E82 Operation: 2009 WTG supplier: Enercon Quick facts: This C$200mn project 15km southwest of Dawson Creek is BC's first fully-operational wind park. In 2004, Peace Energy Coop acquired site development rights and in Jul 2006, BC Hydro awarded a PPA to the project, which also incluided Aeolis Wind Power Corp and PEC. Construction began in Dec 2007 and operation started on 24 Oct 2009. The 78m WTGs are built in a single row along Bear Mountain. Bear Mountain Wind is now wholly-owned by AltaGas Income Trust.
Photograph courtesy of AltaGas |
Cap-Chat (Project Eole) Location: QC Operator: Benvest Capital Configuration: 1 X 3.8 MW Darrieus Operation: 1984 (ret) WTG supplier: Vickers, CGE Quick facts: This was the world's larget Darrieus, vertical axis wind turbine. The 110m machine was built by Hydro-Quebec and the provincial government for C$110mn. Photograph courtesy of
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Cap-Chat/Matane Location: QC Operator: Energie Le Nordais Configuration: 133 X 750 kW NM44 Operation: 1999 WTG supplier: Micon Quick facts: Two plants on the Gaspe Peninsula comprised the country's first full-scale commercial wind development and the complex is still Canada's largest wind plant. A principal owner is the Canadian construction company Axor. Photograph courtesy of
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Cypress Location: SK Operator: SaskPower Configuration: 9 X 660 kW V47 Operation: 2002 WTG supplier: Vestas Photograph courtesy of
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Eastern Kings Location: PE Owner: PEI Energy Corp Configuration: 10 X 3.0 MW V90 Operation: 2006 WTG supplier: Vestas Quick facts: This $56mn plant is expected to supply 90-95 GWh/yr, about 7.5% of the province's electricity. A 44km transmission line was built by Maritime Electric to the Dingwell's Mills substation.
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Erie Shores Location: ON Owner: Clean Power Income Fund Configuration: 60 X 1.5 MW Operation: 2006 WTG supplier: GE Wind Energy EPC: Amec, Black & McDonald Quick facts: This $186mn project is spread out along 29km of the north shore of Lake Erie in five municipalities. The plant has a 20yr Renewable Energy Supply Contract with Ontario Power Authority. GE Wind is the plant operator.
Photograph courtesy of
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Kingsbridge Location: ON Operator: Capital Power Corp Configuration: 22 X 1.8 MW V80 Operation: 2006 WTG supplier: Vestas Quick facts: Kingsbridge-I is part of a two-phase wind farm being by on 1,000ha near Goderich in Huron County. As part of the project, over 30km of 27.6kV overhead line were built to the Hydro One Goderich substation. Photograph courtesy of Capital Power Corp |
Melancthon Location: ON Operator: Canadian Hydro Developers Inc Configuration: 45 X 1.5 MW 1.5sle Operation: 2006 WTG supplier: GE Wind Energy Quick facts: The Melancthon site is on 2,500ha optioned for wind power development in Melancthon Township in southern Ontario. Approximately 17km of 34.5kV overhead transmission line, and a 34.5/230 kV substation have been installed to interconnect the wind plant to the existing Hydro One 230kV circuit B4V. Photograph courtesy of Ontario Power
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Sunbridge Location: SK Operator: Suncor Energy Configuration: 17 X 660 kW V47 Operation: 2001 WTG supplier: Vestas Quick facts: Suncor and Enbridge formed a 50:50 partnership to develop the wind farm at a cost of approximately $C20mn with power sold to SaskPower. The initiative was stimulated by a 10yr, $C12.4mn government commitment in the fall of 2000 to support green power development in Saskatchewan. Photograph courtesy of
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Wolfe Island Location: ON Operator: Canadian Hydro Developers Inc Configuration: 86 X 2.3- MW SWT93/2.3 Operation: 2009 WTG supplier: Siemens EPC: Canadian Projects Ltd Quick facts: At completion, this was Canad'as second largest wind park. Construction began in mid-2008 and the plant went commercial on 26 Jun 2009 Photograph by Santryl (wikimedia) |
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Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base
Updated 12/10/09