Underwood Wind Farm

The Underwood Wind Farm (Enbridge Ontario Wind Farm) is a wind farm located in Bruce County, Ontario, near the shores of Lake Huron. It was developed by Enbridge Inc., a Canadian corporation better known for involvement in fossil fuels and their distribution.

Underwood Wind Farm
(Enbridge Ontario Wind Farm)
CountryCanada
LocationBruce County, Ontario, near the shores of Lake Huron
Coordinates44.338967°N 81.458988°W / 44.338967; -81.458988
StatusOperational
Wind farm
Power generation
Units operational110 Vestas V82 wind turbines
Make and modelV82 1.65MW
Nameplate capacity181.5 megawatt (MW)

The farm consists of 110 Vestas V82 wind turbines, each rated at 1.65MW, for a total nameplate capacity of 181.5MW. The project includes a substation to step up the power generated by the turbines to 230kV for transmission.

The Enbridge Ontario Wind Farm is not the only energy development in the area; Bruce County also boasts the Huron Wind wind farm, and the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station.

Production (MWh)[1]
YearJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberTotal
20082,84926,71929,568
200928,01431,88437,43247,45942,57113,41718,55028,00821,01742,28236,22851,693338,657
201050,81229,12034,47244,76829,44422,60321,35425,08245,22244,64950,52064,769382,883
201140,56959,11939,39650,22934,30020,26418,30022,18030,58740,06567,51955,894378,734
201261,34449,78254,18844,54924,25829,15817,979170,132

See also

References
  1. Wind Power in Ontario Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine


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