Huron Wind

Wind farm in Ontario, Canada
44°18′58″N 81°32′55″W / 44.315988°N 81.548595°W / 44.315988; -81.548595StatusOperationalConstruction beganJuly 11, 2002Commission dateDecember 1, 2002Owner(s)BPC Generation Infrastructure Trust,
Cameco Corporation and
TransCanada PipeLines LimitedPower generation Units operational5 Vestas V80-1.8MW wind turbinesMake and modelVestas V80-1.8MWNameplate capacity9 megawatt (MW)Capacity factor29.9%External linksWebsitewww.huronwind.com
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Huron Wind is the first commercial wind farm in Ontario. It is located in the village of Inverhuron, Ontario near Tiverton, and consists of 5 Vestas V80-1.8MW wind turbines.[1] It is next to the Bruce Power Visitor Centre, within sight of the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station, and adjacent to the larger Enbridge Ontario Wind Farm. Groundbreaking was on July 11, 2002, and it was declared officially in service on December 1, 2002.

The project is owned by a consortium of BPC Generation Infrastructure Trust, Cameco Corporation and TransCanada PipeLines Limited.

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References

  1. ^ "Huron Wind Fact File" (PDF). Huron Wind. Retrieved 2009-09-22.[dead link]

External links

  • Official Huron Wind site
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