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Wind farm plan stirs up concerns
The wind farm proposed for Amherst Island could approach the size of one of the largest such facilities in Canada, now under construction on Wolfe Island.
Kingston-based Gaia Power Inc. is developing the Amherst Island wind-power project, called Windlectric, in conjunction with Oakville-based Algonquin Power Management Inc.
The project is expected to produce a maximum of 200 megawatts ...The Wolfe Island project, slated for 198 megawatts, includes 86 turbines.
August 27, 2008
by Jennifer Pritchett
in The Whig Standard
Proposed Amherst Island project could near size of Wolfe Island facility
The wind farm proposed for Amherst Island could approach the size of one of the largest such facilities in Canada, now under construction on Wolfe Island.
Kingston-based Gaia Power Inc. is developing the Amherst Island wind-power project, called Windlectric, in conjunction with Oakville-based Algonquin Power Management Inc.
The project is expected to produce a maximum of 200 megawatts, or enough to power roughly 75,000 homes.
The Wolfe Island project, slated for 198 megawatts, includes 86 turbines.
Samit Sharma, owner of Gaia Power Inc., said Windlectric is moving forward with... [continue via Web link]
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