National Wind Watch: Wind Energy News » More wind and solar farms on the way in Southwestern Ontario

The competition for the next round of green energy contracts in Ontario turned out to be as fierce as forecast.

Although there was a relatively moderate amount of power to be contracted under a new bidding system, a total of 103 projects have been submitted to Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator.

“Our target is to notify successful applicants and offer contracts by the end of the year,” a spokesperson for IESO said Friday.

Though Southwestern Ontario has been heavily targeted for wind and solar farm development in the past with large stretches along Lake Huron and Erie now developed, most of the proposals this time are for eastern and northern Ontario.

Up for grabs in this round of contracts is a total of 300 megawatts of wind energy, 140 megawatts of solar, 50 megawatts of bioenergy and 75 megawatts of water power.

The companies submitting the bids were required to consult with local communities about their plans before the Sept. 1 deadline.

Projects proposed for Southwestern Ontario

WIND

Erie Shores Wind Farm 2, Capstone Infrastructure Corporation, 70-megawatt project in the Township of Malahide and Municipality of Bayham
Strong Breeze Wind Project, Invenergy LLC, 60-megawatt project in Dutton-Dunwich
Elgin Wind Project, Renewable Energy Systems Canada Inc,, 26-megawatt project in West Elgin and Chatham-Kent
Hardy Creek Wind Energy Centre, NextEra Canada, 100 megawatts in the townships of Adelaide Metcalfe, Warwick and the Municipality of Brooke-Alvinston
Romney Wind Energy Centre, EDF EN Canada Development Inc., 100-megawatt project in Chatham-Kent, Town of Lakeshore, and Leamington
Blue Sky, GDF Suez Canada Inc., 60-megawatt project in the towns of Essex and Tecumseh
Optima Wind Project, Kruger Energy Inc., 38.4 megawatts in Chatham-Kent
Otter Creek Wind Farm, Renewable Energy Systems Canada Inc., 50-megawatt project in Chatham-Kent
North Kent Wind 2, Samsung C&T Corporation, 100-megawatt project in Chatham-Kent
Nauvoo Wind Power Project, Suncor Energy Products Inc., 75-megawatt project in the townships of Adelaide-Metcalfe, Warwick and Brooke-Alvinston
Clachan Wind Farm, SWEB Development Limited Partnership, 14-megawatt project in Chatham-Kent
Duart Wind Farm, SWEB Development Limited Partnership, 9-megawatt project in Chatham-Kent
Meadowvale Wind Farm, SWEB Development Limited Partnership, 15-megawatt project in Chatham-Kent

SOLAR

RE Clarke Solar, Recurrent Energy LLC, 17-megawatt project in Thames Centre
Zorra Highlands Solar Farm, Saturn Power Inc., 18 -egawatt project in Zorra Township, Oxford County
Paris Solar, Algonquin Power Co., 7-megawatt project in Brant County
Brantford solar, Algonquin Power Co., 7-megawatt project in Brant County
Brant Solar Project, Renewable Energy Systems Canada Inc., 30-megawatt project in Brant County
Southwold Solar Park, Capstone Infrastructure Corporation, 28.4-megawatt project in the Township of Southwold
Lambton Solar, SunEdison Canadian Construction LP., 30-megawatt project in Township of St. Clair
Nanticoke Solar Project, SunEdison Canadian Construction LP., 50-megawatt project in Haldimand County