Shear Wind Inc. of Halifax announced Wednesday a 60-megawatt power purchase agreement with Nova Scotia Power Inc.
Shear Wind Inc. of Halifax announced Wednesday a 60-megawatt power purchase agreement with Nova Scotia Power Inc.
The electricity for the 20-year agreement is to come from the Glen Dhu wind park in Pictou County, near Merigomish, where Shear Wind plans to put up 30 turbines in a $150-million development.
"In addition to the initial 60 megawatts, the expansion potential . . . is an additional 170 megawatts," Mike Magnus, president of Shear Wind, said.
"This positions the Glen Dhu wind park in an optimal position to participate in export opportunities as well as future requests for proposals in order to secure additional power purchase agreements."
Shear Wind has nine wind projects in various stages of development in Alberta, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia...
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