Centennial Wind Power Facility
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The Centennial Wind Power Facility is a SaskPower facility situated in the hills 25 kilometres southeast of Swift Current, Saskatchewan. The 150 megawatt wind farm has 83 turbines, and can produce enough electricity for about 69,000 Saskatchewan homes.
It is estimated that construction of the Centennial Wind Power Facility had a multi-million-dollar impact on the Saskatchewan economy, from local suppliers, including those providing food and accommodations to the construction workers, to Hitachi Canadian Industries Ltd. in Saskatoon who manufactured the 83 steel towers for the turbines.
At this time, the Centennial Wind Power Facility is the largest operating wind power facility in Canada. Saskatchewan now has 172 MW of wind generation capacity totalling approximately five per cent of the province's total electrical generation capacity. This is currently the highest percentage in Canada.
It is estimated that construction of the Centennial Wind Power Facility had a multi-million-dollar impact on the Saskatchewan economy, from local suppliers, including those providing food and accommodations to the construction workers, to Hitachi Canadian Industries Ltd. in Saskatoon who manufactured the 83 steel towers for the turbines.
At this time, the Centennial Wind Power Facility is the largest operating wind power facility in Canada. Saskatchewan now has 172 MW of wind generation capacity totalling approximately five per cent of the province's total electrical generation capacity. This is currently the highest percentage in Canada.
