The Digby Wind Power Project
is a generating facility with a contract capacity of 30 megawatts
(MW). The Project is located in Digby County, Nova Scotia. The
Digby Wind Power Project has a strong wind regime, will strengthen
the local transmission infrastructure and is a key part of Nova
Scotia's plan to increase its renewable electricity generation
to 18.5% of total supply by 2013 as outlined in the Environmental
Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act .
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Name
of Project |
Digby
Wind Power Project |
| Developer |
SkyPower
and Scotian Windfields Inc. |
Status |
Under
Development |
Location |
Digby Neck, Digby County, Nova Scotia |
Total
Site Capacity |
30 MW |
Energy
Contribution |
Sufficient to power approximately 10,000 homes |
Carbon
Impact |
Will
offset 75,000 tonnes of CO2 Emissions |
Key Dates |
Summer
2009: Community Information Session |
Environmental
Assessment |
EA Registration filed April 30, 2009
|
The following criteria were evaluated
in determining optimal project size for the Digby Wind Power Project:
