Wind Energy: Three Hills
Ghost Pine Wind Project
- Location
- Approximately 120km northeast of Calgary, Alberta.
- Site Description
- The project consists of two 75MW phases for a planned installed capacity of 150MW of wind power over 16,000 acres of land. The project areas are located in high efficiency wind resource area in central Alberta.
- Permit Status
- Land lease options are in place for the project site which comprises farmland. Wild life data collection has been ongoing since the beginning of the year and will continue for at least a further 12 months. It is envisaged that applications will be made to the Energy Utilities Board and to appropriate Alberta authorities, including Alberta Environment, in the next few months.
- Potential Facility Size
- 75 MW
- Project Overview
- The first phase of the project, Ghost Pine, has received a grid connection offer from the AESO under Alberta’s self-imposed 900MW wind energy cap; the project is fifth on the list of firm capacity offered by AESO. Ghost Pine is at an advanced stage with construction planned to start in 2009 and commercial operations envisaged to commence in 2010.
Lone Pine Wind Project
- Location
- Approximately 120km northeast of Calgary, Alberta.
- Site Description
- The project consists of two 75MW phases for a planned installed capacity of 150MW of wind power over 16,000 acres of land. The project areas are located in high efficiency wind resource area in central Alberta.
- Permit Status
- Wind resource measurements for Phase 2 are continuing with more than 12 months of onsite data collected. Land lease options are in place for the project site which comprises farmland. Environmental data collection and analysis is ongoing, concurrently with the first phase of the development.
- Potential Facility Size
- 75 MW