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This is a list of the ten largest operational wind farms in Canada.The name of the wind farm is the name used by the energy company when referring to the farm. The Centennial Wind Power Facility in Saskatchewan was the first wind farm in Canada to have a capacity of at least 100 MW upon completion in 2006. [1]
The Amaranth Wind Farm, also known as the Melancthon EcoPower Centre, is a 199.5 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Amaranth and Melancthon Township, near Shelburne, Ontario.The centre is owned and operated by TransAlta and at the time of opening, was Canada's largest wind energy installation.
Kingsbridge 1 Wind facility is located between Goderich and Kincardine, Ontario. The Kingsbridge 1 Wind facility is located on the southeast shore of Lake Huron in the township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh and consists of 22 1.8 MW Vestas V80 wind turbines with a capacity of 39.6 MW. [ 2 ]
Clear Creek Point Wind Farm: Norfolk County: 9.9: 2008: International Power [100] Comber Wind Farm: Essex County: 165.6 2012 Brookfield Renewable Power [101] Conestogo Wind Energy Centre I Conestogo: 22.9 2012 NextEra Energy [99] [102] Cruickshank Wind Farm: Kincardine: 8.25: Enbridge [100] Cultus Wind Farm: Norfolk County: 9.9: International ...
Early development of wind energy in Canada was located primarily in Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta. Alberta built the first commercial wind farm in Canada in 1993. Throughout the late 1990s and early years of the 21st Century every Canadian province has pursued wind power to supplement their provincial energy grids.
By province or territory: Alberta; British Columbia; ... Pages in category "Wind farms in Ontario" ... Prince Township Wind Farm; R.
Wind turbines in Essex County, Ontario, Canada. Essex County is home to Canada's largest wind farm as of June 2012. This is due to both its ideal wind conditions and abundance of available farmland.
One of the largest wind farms in Canada, the Prince Township Wind Farm, is centred in Prince Township. It provides enough electricity to serve 20,000 homes. The project is run by Brascan Power Wind. The township was named after John Prince, the first judge in the Algoma District.