Huron Wind

Huron Wind

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 wind turbines. It is within sight of the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station. 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, TransCanada PipeLines Limited, and Ontario Power Generation. OPG is the largest partner at 50% ownership.

External links

* [http://www.huronwind.com Official Huron Wind site]


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