Amaranth Wind Farm
44°06′00″N 80°16′15″W / 44.1001°N 80.2709°W / 44.1001; -80.2709Status Operational Construction began 2005 Commission date March 4, 2006 Owner(s) TransAlta Operator(s) TransAlta Power generation Nameplate capacity 199.5 megawatt (MW)
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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.[1]
Construction of the Melancthon EcoPower Centre began with the 67.5 MW Phase I in 2005 and achieved commercial operation in March 2006. Construction of the 132 MW Phase II of the project began in 2007 and achieved full commercial operation in November 2008.[1]
Year | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Total |
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2006 | 12,573 | 13,492 | 11,498 | 8,638 | 10,324 | 7,839 | 11,030 | 18,015 | 12,510 | 13,862 | 119,781 | ||
2007 | 18,470 | 23,277 | 22,560 | 18,336 | 10,987 | 10,378 | 8,815 | 9,401 | 12,534 | 16,443 | 18,535 | 16,788 | 144,777 |
2008 | 23,787 | 16,251 | 18,693 | 16,572 | 17,282 | 1,099 | 10,295 | 8,514 | 10,335 | 25,212 | 28,275 | 60,570 | 196,847 |
2009 | 37,241 | 46,671 | 41,574 | 60,296 | 44,804 | 16,146 | 24,206 | 27,082 | 22,486 | 37,486 | 33,605 | 45,656 | 353,341 |
2010 | 40,011 | 32,938 | 41,482 | 48,357 | 35,734 | 26,737 | 24,205 | 26,171 | 42,257 | 43,596 | 45,989 | 38,929 | 373,457 |
2011 | 31,446 | 58,097 | 39,918 | 54,141 | 33,894 | 28,884 | 20,175 | 22,761 | 26,487 | 39,129 | 59,551 | 46,687 | 371,627 |
2012 | 56,528 | 48,007 | 50,073 | 45,564 | 25,606 | 36,410 | 17,588 | 175,241 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Canadian Hydro Opens Canada's Largest Wind Energy Installation". RenewableEnergyWorld.com. RenewableEnergyWorld.com. 13 November 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ Wind Power in Ontario Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- "Where is my Electricity Coming From at this Hour? (if I lived in Ontario)" (Canadian Nuclear Society, with data from IESO)
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List of wind farms in Ontario
- Amaranth
- Comber
- Gosfield
- Huron Wind
- Kingsbridge
- Port Alma T1
- Port Alma T2
- Port Alma T3
- Port Burwell
- Prince Farm
- Ripley South
- Underwood
- Wolfe Island
See also: List of wind farms in Canada