Beardy’s and Okemasis Partners with SkyPower in Wind Energy Project
Toronto, ON and Duck Lake, SK. , August 11 - Beardy’s and Okemasis, a First Nation community, and SkyPower, a Lehman Brothers Company, have entered into an agreement to develop the Willow Cree Wind Project.The partners’ proposed plan includes developing a 100 MW wind park in Big Quill, a rural municipality near Wynyard, Saskatchewan. The project currently encompasses approximately 12,000 acres of land and when built, will generate clean energy sufficient to power more than 30,000 homes annually. The construction of the project could start as early as 2010.

SkyPower Expands Development Operations in the United States
Toronto, July 16 - SkyPower, a Lehman Brothers Company, is expanding its operations in the United States as part of a strategy to continue growing its portfolio of renewable energy projects. The company is establishing offices in Omaha, Nebraska, from which it will explore new renewable energy opportunities to serve select States and communities.

SkyPower Exploring Strategic Alternatives
Toronto, May 29 - Canada's leading renewable energy developer, SkyPower Corp, a Lehman Brothers Company, announced today that it is considering strategic alternatives to augment its growing capital base and accelerate development of its wind and solar pipelines. The Company's portfolio of wind and solar projects - in various stages of development and construction - represents in excess of 10,000 MW of potential renewable energy.

Long-Term Power Purchase Agreement Awarded by Nova Scotia Power
Digby, NOVA SCOTIA, May 14 - Joint venture partners SkyPower Corp., a Lehman Brothers Company, and Scotian WindFields Inc., a Community Owned Nova Scotia Company, announced today the award of a long term power purchase agreement by Nova Scotia Power. The joint venture partners have been awarded a 20-year contract to develop a 30 MW wind park in the Municipality of Digby, Nova Scotia.

Groundbreaking of North America’s Largest Solar Photovoltaic Energy Park
Stone Mills, ONTARIO, April 21 - Joint venture partners SkyPower Corp., a Lehman Brothers Company, and SunEdison Canada announced today the official groundbreaking of First Light, North America’s largest solar photovoltaic energy park to date, located on approximately 300 acres of land in Lennox & Addington County, Ontario. Construction of the 19-megawatt (MW) solar park is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2009. Local communities will benefit from clean renewable energy sufficient to power more than 2,000 homes annually.
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Fermeuse likes way wind is blowing on energy project
NEWFOUNDLAND, January 20 - Residents of a small community south of St. John's say they see nothing to panic about in a proposed wind farm."We're getting the answers we're looking for," said Juanita Farrell, a resident of Fermeuse, describing a public information session held Saturday night about a series of turbines that SkyPower Corp. plans to build there.

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