Huron Wind wind farm | |
Coordinates: | 44.316°N -81.5486°W |
Country: | Canada |
Location: | Inverhuron, Ontario near Tiverton |
Status: | Operational |
Construction Began: | July 11, 2002 |
Commissioned: | December 1, 2002 |
Owner: | BPC Generation Infrastructure Trust, Cameco Corporation and TransCanada PipeLines Limited |
Ps Units Operational: | 5 Vestas V80-1.8MW wind turbines |
Ps Units Manu Model: | Vestas V80-1.8MW |
Ps Electrical Capacity: | 9 megawatt (MW) |
Ps Electrical Cap Fac: | 29.9% |
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.