Kent Hills Wind Farm is a large wind farm project near Moncton, New Brunswick which was completed on December 31, 2008. The farm is the first in New Brunswick. It is owned and operated by TransAlta and the power is purchased by NB Power for supply to consumers.

The Kent Hills Wind Farm consists of thirty-two 3 megawatt (MW) wind turbines for a total capacity of 96 MW. The project produces 280,000 megawatt hours per year, enough power for 17,000 homes. The turbines used are Vestas V90-3MW model, which have a rotor diameter of 90 metres (295 ft) and sit atop an 80-metre (262 ft) tower.

There are plans to expand the wind farm by an extra 18 turbines at an undetermined date in the future.

St. Leon Wind Farm is Manitoba's first wind power plant in St. Leon, Manitoba, Canada. A total of 63 wind turbines have been erected over a 93-square kilometre area, capable of delivering 99 megawatts (MW).

Each turbine has three blades made with carbon fiber and balsa wood. Each blade is 41 metres long. The nacelle containing the gearbox and generator is mounted on a tubular steel 80 metre tower. The assembly of blades, hub, gearbox, and generator, in total weighs around 220 tonnes. The blades turn at 14 revolutions per minute when the generator is turning at 1200 RPM; the speed increase makes the generator more compact and the overall system more efficient. Each tower has a 4-metre diameter concrete foundation which extends between 10 and 15 metres below grade. The generators produce AC power at around 600 Volts and 60 Hertz. Each tower has a step-up transformer connecting the turbine by an underground cable to the 35 kV overhead wood pole line collection network. The collection network connects the turbines to a step-up transformer station, where the voltage is increase to 230 kV and connection is made to the Manitoba Hydro transmission network. Manitoba Hydro has a 25 year power purchase agreement with Algonquin Power Income Fund, which owns and operates the wind farm.

The Danish-built turbines are designed to operate on wind speeds between 12.6 and 90 kilometres per hour. In very cold weather, -33 C or lower, the units are shut down. About 90% of the year there is sufficient wind to operate the turbines, although not necessarily at full output. In recent years the project has generated at a 35 to 40% annual capacity factor, due to its favorable site.

The array is dispersed over 9000 hectares (23,000 acres) of farmland on the Pembina Escarpment 150 km south-west of Winnipeg, Manitoba, in the rural municipalities of Lorne and Pembina. About five per cent of the area is covered by access roads and foundation sites, leaving the rest available for crops or cattle grazing. Each of the fifty area landowners is paid for the use of the land occupied by a turbine.

The capital cost of the St. Leon Wind Farm project was around CDN $200 million. About $30 million was provided by the federal Wind Power Production Incentive.

Erie Shores Wind Power Plant is a large wind farm near Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada. The facility stretches approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the west of the town, and 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) to the southeast.

In 2004, the Erie Shores Wind Power Plant was awarded a generation contract by the Government of Ontario as part of its renewable energy plan. This wind farm was officially opened on April 13, 2006 to the delight of progressive leaders and to the dismay of local residents and bird conservationists. Travellers driving through the wind generators have noticed a decrease in overall bird population and this concerns many editors of local newspapers.

The project comprises 66 GE 1.5 MW Wind Turbines. Each turbine has a blade diameter of 77 metres (253 ft), and is mounted on an 80 metre (260 ft) tubular tower. Erie Shores currently represents approximately 2.2% of Canada’s wind power capacity. Ontario currently has about 1,636 MW of installed windpower capacity, which represents about 6% of Ontario's electricity supply mix. Wind power developments create new income for land owners and tax revenue for communities.

Caribou Wind Park is a large wind power plant project located approximately 70 km west of Bathurst, New Brunswick which was completed in November 2009. The farm is the second in New Brunswick. It is owned and operated by GDF Suez and the power is purchased by NB Power for supply to consumers.

The farm consists of thirty-three 3 megawatt (MW) wind turbines for a total capacity of 99 MW. The turbines used are Vestas V90-3MW model, which have a rotor diameter of 90 metres (295 ft) and sit atop an 80-metre (262 ft) tower.

The project's 'phase one' is now completed with a 'phase two' planned at an undetermined date in the future to add more turbines increasing the total output to 200 MW.

Port Alma Wind Farm is a large wind farm project located on the north shore of Lake Erie in the Municipality of Chatham–Kent, Ontario, Canada.

Port Alma Wind Farm began generating electricity in November, 2008. It is owned and operated by Kruger Energy. The power will be fed into the Ontario electricity market administered by the Independent Electricity System Operator.

The wind farm consists of forty four Siemens 2.3 (MW) Mark II wind turbines, with an installed capacity of 101.2 (MW). It is capable of generating approx. 300 (GWh) annually, which will produce enough energy to power 30,000 households.Port Alma Current Output

The Port Alma Wind Farm project study area is approx. 285 km² centered on Port Alma.

A substation was built to step-up the power to transmission level voltage and approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) of transmission line was built for connection to the Hydro One owned 230 kV circuits about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Tilbury.

The Jardin d'Eole Wind Farm is a 127.5 megawatt (MW) wind power plant, located in Saint-Ulric, near Matane, Quebec. It is owned and operated by Northland Power.

The wind farm began commercial operations in December 2009. The project uses 85 General Electric 1.5-MW wind turbines.

The Jardin d'Eole project will sell electricity to Hydro-Quebec under a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement that was awarded to Northland Power in the 2003 Hydro-Quebec Call for Tenders for wind power. The project will also receive a portion of the federal EcoEnergy incentive for wind power for 10 years.

The Jardin d'Eole Wind Farm was built by Borea Construction ULC. In total, the project represents an investment of over CAN $100 million in the Gaspesie economy and an additional $20 million in the Quebec economy outside the Gaspesie, and will provide ongoing employment to 10 local service and operations staff.

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.

The Enbridge Ontario Wind Farm is a wind power plant located in Bruce County, Ontario, near the shores of Lake Huron. Enbridge Ontario Wind Farm is being developed by Enbridge Inc., a Canadian corporation better known for involvement in fossil fuels and their distribution.

The overall project utilizes a total of 110 Vestas V82 wind turbines. Each turbine has a rated capacity of 1,650 kilowatts. A 44 kilovolt (kV) connection system which includes both underground cable and overhead power lines connect the turbines.

A 44/230 kV substation step-ups the generation to 230 kV for the connection the Hydro One owned 230 kV circuits B4V and B5V and feed into the Ontario electricity market administered by the Independent Electricity System Operator.

The Enbridge Ontario Wind Farm is not the only energy development in the area; Bruce County also boasts the Huron Wind wind farm, and the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station.

Prince Township Wind Farm is the third largest wind power plant in Canada. Prince Township Wind Farm located north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, mostly within the township of Prince but also extending into Unorganized Algoma (Dennis and Pennefather Townships).

OPERATING DATA
Installed capacity: 189 MW
Energy production: 534 GWh / year
Equivalent number of households: 61,660 homes1

WIND TURBINES
Number of Turbines: 126
Manufacturer: GE 1.5 sle
Number of Blades: 3
Rotor Speed: variable speed
Rotor Diameter: 77 m
Hub Height: 80 m

LOCAL BENEFITS
Jobs: 357 person-years during development & construction
17 full time jobs created for operation and maintenance
Investment: (local portion) $1.6 M / year during operation

Wolfe Island Wind Farm is a large wind power plant project located on Wolfe Island, Ontario (near Kingston, Ontario). The Wolfe Island Wind Farm became operational on June 29, 2009. It is owned and operated by Canadian Hydro Developers, Inc., through its subsidiary Canadian Renewable Energy Corporation (CREC). The power will be purchased by Hydro One for distribution to consumers.

The wind farm consists of eighty-six 2.3-megawatt (MW) Siemens model Mark II wind turbines situated on the western portion of Wolfe Island.

Once completed, the 197.8 MW project is expected to generate approximately 594 gigawatt-hours (GW·h) of renewable power annually; enough to supply about 75,000 average households. In 2010 the windfarm operated at 24% of name plate capacity.

Winds of 3.5 to 4 metres per second (11 to 13 ft/s) are required to generate power; when winds are less than 3 metres per second (9.8 ft/s), then power is not being generated.

Other key project components include:

• pad-mounted transformers at the base of each wind turbine
• access roads
• a 34.5-kilovolt (kV) electrical line collector system
• a 34.5 / 230 kV transformer station
• a 230 kV electrical line system
• 230 kV interconnection facilities with the provincial grid at Hydro One's Gardiners Transformer Station
• an operations and maintenance building.

CREC has optioned a total of approximately 2513 hectares (6,209 acres) of land for the proposed wind development.

The Wolfe Island Wind Farm facility will provide green jobs and generate landowner and community income through royalties, taxes, and the amenities agreement. Canadian Hydro has built a visitor centre at its property on the 5th line.

The 2010 Bird and Bat report commissioned by Transalta, a component of the Post Construction Follow-up Plan, states that over the first six months of operation bird mortality due to blade strike was 602 birds of which 13 were raptors. That reflects 6.99 birds per turbine over six months (almost 14 strikes per turbine per yr). The industry standard for comparable wind facilities is generally 2 bird strikes per turbine per year. Over 1270 bats were killed in the same six month period. The development is in a globally and continentally significant Important Bird Area. The PCFP was designed in response to stakeholder concerns over potential negative effects on bird populations, and is a partnership between Transalta, the Environment Canada and provincial Ministry of Natural Resources.

The Melancthon EcoPower Centre is a 199.5 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Melancthon Township, near Shelburne, Ontario. The centre, Canada's largest wind energy installation, is owned and operated by Canadian Hydro.

Construction of the Melancthon EcoPower Centre began with the 67.5 MW Phase I in 2005 and achieved commercial operation in March 2006. Construction of the 132 MW Phase II of the project began in 2007 and achieved full commercial operation in November 2008.