Huron Wind Explained

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.

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  1. Web site: Huron Wind Fact File . PDF . Huron Wind . 2009-09-22 .