New Wind Power Project Sends Electricity To Alberta Grid

Taber, Alberta — The Chin Chute Wind Power Project, a 30-megawatt joint venture project between Acciona Wind Energy Canada Inc., Enbridge Income Fund, and Suncor Energy Products Inc., is now operational and sending electricity to the Alberta Interconnected Electric System. The CN$60 million facility is located 20 kilometres southwest of Taber.

Although turbine and substation construction were completed in September, transmission line commissioning, tie-ins and connections required for electricity delivery to the power grid were completed in late October.

Operated by Acciona, the wind farm consists of 20 1.5-megawatt turbines and a 20-kilometer transmission line. The project is expected to generate enough clean electricity to power approximately 11,000 Alberta homes and displace the equivalent of at least 102,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year.

SOURCE: Suncor Energy Products Inc.