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The Ripley Wind Power Project is a 76 megawatt (MW) wind power project near Ripley, Ontario. [ 1 ] The wind farm includes 38 Enercon E-82 wind turbines , each with two megawatt rated power, 82m rotor diameter and 79m hub height as well as a transmission line and two electrical sub-stations.
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]
Wind power has a history in Canada dating back many decades, particularly on prairie farms. As of December 2021, wind power generating capacity was approximately 14,304 megawatts (MW). Combined with 2,399 MW of solar power generating capacity, this provided about 6.5% of Canada's electricity demand as of 2020. [ 1 ]
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 ...
Wolfe Island Wind Farm is a large wind farm project located on Wolfe Island, Ontario (near Kingston, Ontario). The wind farm became operational on June 29, 2009. [ 1 ] It is owned and operated by Canadian Hydro Developers , Inc., through its subsidiary Canadian Renewable Energy Corporation (CREC).
The Niagara Region Wind Farm is a wind farm located in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario. The wind farms generates 230 MW of electricity and is the second largest wind farm in Ontario by installed capacity after Henvey Inlet Wind Power Project .
The Underwood Wind Farm (Enbridge Ontario Wind Farm) is a wind farm located in Bruce County, Ontario, near the shores of Lake Huron. It was developed by Enbridge Inc. , a Canadian corporation better known for involvement in fossil fuels and their distribution.
[1] [2] It is the first wind turbine installed in a major North American urban city centre, [3] and the first community-owned wind power project in Ontario. [4] WindShare itself was officially launched in February 2002 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was created by the non-profit Toronto Renewable Energy Co-operative (TREC) which was ...