$55M wind farm planned for Point Tupper
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 5, 2008 | 4:45 PM ET
CBC News
A private energy company has announced it plans to set up a $55-million wind farm in Cape Breton.
Renewable Energy Services hopes to begin construction of the wind farm in Point Tupper this fall. Eleven 80-metre wind turbines are expected to generate approximately 22 megawatts of power, which is enough to heat and light 6,000 homes in Nova Scotia.
The company was joined by representatives from the provincial government and Nova Scotia Power when they made the announcement in Port Hawkesbury on Tuesday.
The wind farm will be situated approximately two kilometres away from homes across the Strait of Canso in Guysborough County.
"It's an industrial site," said company president Larry LeBlanc. "It's away from people, it's got good wind characteristics and a very, very stable grid because we're near a power plant."
Local politicians, such as Richmond County deputy mayor Clair Rankin, are applauding the announcement since almost half the county's tax money comes from industry in the Strait of Canso area.
The Point Tupper Power Plant, Statia terminals and the former Store Enso paper mill, which was bought in December 2007 by NewPage, are a big part of the landscape and the revenue generated in the area.
"It's kind of a windfall because we really haven't done anything but to encourage this," said Rankin. "They came and said, 'Look, we're putting it here.' I guess the zoning helped them pick the site."
Renewable Energy Services hopes to begin selling wind energy to Nova Scotia Power by the fall of 2009, LeBlanc said.
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