Kent Hills Wind Farm

The Kent Hills Wind Farm seen from Moncton

Kent Hills Wind Farm is a large wind farm project in Elgin, New Brunswick. The wind farm was completed on December 31, 2008.[1] 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.[2]

The 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,[3] 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.[1]

There are plans to expand the wind farm by adding a further 18 turbines at an undetermined date in the future.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Kent Hills Wind Farm". TransAlta. 2008-09-04. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  2. ↑ "Kent Hills Transmission Line". NB Power. 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  3. ↑ "TransAlta expands Kent Hills wind power project". TransAlta. 2007-07-17. Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2008-09-04.

Coordinates: 45°48′20″N 64°53′45″W / 45.80556°N 64.89583°W