Erie Shores is a 99MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Ontario, Canada. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in May 2006.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Onshore 99 99 Active Ontario, Canada Erie Shores Wind Farm

Description

The project is developed and owned by Erie Shores Wind Farm. The company has a stake of 100%.

The project generates 278,000MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 24,000 households, offsetting 200,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $186m.

Development Status

The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in May 2006.

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Power Purchase Agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to Ontario Power Authority under a power purchase agreement for a period of 20 years, starting from 2006.

Contractors Involved

GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 66 units of 1.5-77 turbines, each with 1.5MW nameplate capacity.

GE Renewable Energy is the O&M contractor for the wind power project. The operation and maintenance contract commenced from 2006, for a period of 4 years.

About Erie Shores Wind Farm

Erie Shores Wind Farm LP (Erie Shores) is an energy and utilities company. It engages in the business of managing, operating and developing of thermal and renewable power generation facilities and also offers wind turbines for generation of electricity. It is headquartered in Canada.

Methodology

All power projects included in this report are drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center. The information regarding the project parameters is sourced through secondary information sources such as electric utilities, equipment manufacturers, developers, project proponent’s – news, deals and financial reporting, regulatory body, associations, government planning reports and publications. Wherever needed the information is further validated through primary from various stakeholders across the power value chain and professionals from leading players within the power sector.