| Wind Watch is a registered educational charity, founded in 2005. |
Wind farm on north Island clears hurdle
Credit: By Andrew A. Duffy, Times Colonist, www.timescolonist.com 23 December 2011 ~~
Translate: FROM English | TO English
Translate: FROM English | TO English
A $280-million wind-farm project on Vancouver Island has been given the green light by the province after a review by the Environmental Assessment Office.
Nomis Power Corporation plans to erect as many as 50 wind turbines with a goal of producing 100 megawatts of wind energy – enough to provide energy for up to 30,000 homes.
The proposed Nahwitti Windfarm Project north of Port Hardy has been granted an environmental assessment certificate, but the approval comes with a long list of conditions.
The 104 conditions include establishing an erosion-control plan, complying with Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada directives, ensuring compensation for any destruction of fish habitat and implementing a trafficmanagement plan to maintain safe access in the vicinity of the project during construction.
The project will include 30 kilometres of new access roads and bridges, as well as upgrades to existing roads and bridges and up to 20 km of underground and above-ground transmission lines.
Nomis, under the management and direction of Rupert Peace Power Holdings, has also made a deal with the neighbouring Cape Scott Wind Farm Project to share transmission infrastructure connecting to the power grid near Port Hardy.
Local and provincial taxes generated over the 35-year lifespan of the project are estimated to be $68 million.
The seven-month construction period is expected to generate 180 person-years of direct employment, and the operational phase of the project is expected to create 350 person-years of full-time direct employment.
The project must still secure provincial approval and an electricity purchase agreement with B.C. Hydro.
This article is the work of the source indicated. Any opinions expressed in it are not necessarily those of National Wind Watch.
The copyright of this article resides with the author or publisher indicated. As part of its noncommercial educational effort to present the environmental, social, scientific, and economic issues of large-scale wind power development to a global audience seeking such information, National Wind Watch endeavors to observe “fair use” as provided for in section 107 of U.S. Copyright Law and similar “fair dealing” provisions of the copyright laws of other nations. Send requests to excerpt, general inquiries, and comments via e-mail.
| Wind Watch relies entirely on User Contributions |
 (via Stripe) |
 (via Paypal) |
Share:
[ Short URL: https://wind-watch.org/news/?p=16978 ]
