Port Burwell Wind Farm (formerly known as the Erie Shores Wind Farm) is a large wind farm near Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada. The facility stretches approximately to the west of the town, and to the southeast.
In 2004, Port Burwell was awarded a generation contract by the Government of Ontario as part of its renewable energy plan. This wind farm was officially opened on April 13, 2006.
The project comprises 66 GE 1.5 MW Wind Turbines (model 1.5 SLE). Each turbine has a blade diameter of , and is mounted on an 80-metre (260 ft) tubular tower.
An important measure of renewable energy generation is the capacity factor (actual output per year divided by the nameplate output). In 2009 the output was and in 2010 the output was , so the capacity factor was 26.8% and 26.2% respectively. Published reports show that the developers were expecting the capacity factor to be higher – 28.6% to 32%.
+Production (MWh)Wind Power in Ontario YearJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberTotal2006 780 2,726 9,145 12,226 8,393 18,044 25,678 14,420 32,949 124,3612007 27,634 31,724 29,335 25,257 14,229 11,814 10,728 9,301 7,955 23,845 26,039 25,285 183,7882008 38,123 20,368 23,256 19,545 19,029 15,180 12,295 10,853 11,875 23,044 23,076 37,186 195,3392009 28,053 23,673 20,186 29,483 17,401 8,577 10,267 12,469 12,453 24,904 17,844 26,964 180,5482010 26,269 15,324 18,913 21,368 19,610 13,066 9,122 9,510 18,376 23,895 23,582 28,725 186,1672011 20,142 31,043 19,439 25,301 14,633 12,641 8,801 9,394 13,753 20,943 34,548 26,020 185,4732012 33,682 25,593 24,667 19,700 12,548 15,199 9,338 81,452
See also
List of wind farms in Canada
References
External links AIM PowerGen Corporation, the developer. Stapletonprice Inc., David J. Price the Project Director and Original Asset Managers. Capstone Infrastructure, the second owner. Wind power in Ontario A .PDF of construction, Phase I. Article on the official opening from the London Free Press. Fact sheet Municipality of Bayham's information page