New Wind Power Project Sends Electricity to Alberta Grid
The Chin Chute Wind Power Project, a 30-MW joint venture project between Acciona Wind Energy Canada Inc., Enbridge Income Fund, and Suncor Energy Products Inc., is now operational and sending electricity to Canada's Alberta Interconnected Electric System. The $60 million facility is located 20 km 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-MW turbines and a 20-km 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 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.
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