On Friday January 23, Minister George Smitherman and the Ontario Power Authority ("OPA") announced the successful bids for the OPA's Renewable Energy Supply Program III ("RES III"). In total, six 20-year Power Purchase contracts have been awarded that will generate 492.1 MWs of new renewable wind supply.
The following projects were selected:
- Kruger Energy Chatham Wind Project, Kruger Energy, 101.2 MW Municipality of Chatham-Kent (Tomney, Raleigh and Tilbury East)
- Greenwich Windfarm, Renewable Energy Systems Canada, 99 MW District of Thunder Bay near Township of Dorion
- Talbot Windfarm, Renewable Energy Systems Canada, 99 MW Municipality of Chatham-Kent (Oxford and Howard)
- Raleigh Wind Energy Centre, Raleigh Wind Power Partnership (Invenergy), 78 MW Municipality of Chatham-Kent (Raleigh and Tilbury East)
- Byran Wind Project, SkyPower Corp., 64.5 MW Prince Edward County
- Gosfield Wind Project, Gosfield Wind Limited Partnership (Brookfield), 50.4 MW Township of Kingsville, Essex County
The total anticipated investment associated with these projects is $1.32 billion and is estimated to create 2,200 direct and indirect jobs in Ontario. In addition, the projects will, when combined, increase host municipal tax revenues by $1 million. Annual combined lease payments to landowners hosting the renewable wind projects will total $3 million. The projects are expected to be in service by 2012.
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