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Huron Wind

Coordinates: 44°18′58″N 81°32′55″W / 44.315988°N 81.548595°W / 44.315988; -81.548595
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Huron Wind wind farm
Huron Wind wind farm
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CountryCanada
LocationInverhuron, Ontario near Tiverton
Coordinates44°18′58″N 81°32′55″W / 44.315988°N 81.548595°W / 44.315988; -81.548595
StatusOperational
Construction beganJuly 11, 2002
Commission dateDecember 1, 2002
OwnersBPC Generation Infrastructure Trust,
Cameco Corporation and
TransCanada PipeLines Limited
Power generation
Units operational5 Vestas V80-1.8MW wind turbines
Make and modelVestas V80-1.8MW
Nameplate capacity9 megawatt (MW)
Capacity factor29.9%
External links
Websitewww.huronwind.com

Huron Wind is the first commercial wind farm in Ontario. It is located in the village of Inverhuron, Ontario near Tiverton, and consists of 5 Vestas V80-1.8MW wind turbines.[1] It is next to the Bruce Power Visitor Centre, within sight of the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station, and adjacent to the larger Enbridge Ontario Wind Farm. Groundbreaking was on July 11, 2002, and it was declared officially in service on December 1, 2002.

The project is owned by a consortium of BPC Generation Infrastructure Trust, Cameco Corporation and TransCanada PipeLines Limited.

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References

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  1. ^ "Huron Wind Fact File" (PDF). Huron Wind. Retrieved 2009-09-22.[dead link]
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