Huron Wind is the first commercial
wind farm
A wind farm, also called a wind park or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundred wind turbines covering an exten ...
in
Ontario
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. It is located in the village of
Inverhuron, Ontario near
Tiverton, and consists of 5
Vestas
Vestas Wind Systems A/S is a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer, and servicer of wind turbines that was founded in 1945. The company operates manufacturing plants in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Taiwan, India, Italy, Romania, the Un ...
V80-1.8MW
wind turbine
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s.
It is next to the Bruce Power Visitor Centre, within sight of the
Bruce Nuclear Generating Station
Bruce Nuclear Generating Station is a nuclear power station located on the eastern shore of Lake Huron in Ontario, Canada. It occupies 932 ha (2300 acres) of land. The facility derives its name from Bruce Township, Ontario, Bruce Township, the ...
, and adjacent to the larger
Enbridge Ontario Wind Farm
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 ...
. 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
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and
TransCanada PipeLines Limited
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.
See also
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List of wind farms in Canada
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 Canad ...
References
External links
Official Huron Wind site
Buildings and structures in Bruce County
Wind farms in Ontario
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