The Ripley Wind Power Project is a 76 megawatt (MW) wind power project near Ripley, Ontario. [1]
The wind farm includes 38 Enercon E-82 wind turbines, each with two megawatt rated power, 82m rotor diameter and 79m hub height as well as a transmission line and two electrical sub-stations. The wind farm is located on the shores of Lake Huron in Huron-Kinloss Township, approximately 220 kilometres west of Toronto and 140 kilometres north of London. [1]
The project is expected to have the capacity to generate enough zero-emission electricity to power 24,000 homes and offset approximately 66,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually. Project cost is estimated at $176 million Canadian dollars. [1]
| Year | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 986 | 15,344 | 16,330 | ||||||||||
| 2008 | 25,666 | 18,181 | 19,954 | 19,424 | 17,985 | 10,630 | 9,597 | 8,233 | 9,455 | 20,042 | 23,460 | 32,343 | 171,123 |
| 2009 | 21,783 | 21,853 | 19,844 | 22,978 | 16,914 | 5,673 | 6,304 | 11,683 | 8,711 | 16,606 | 15,280 | 20,316 | 144,309 |
| 2010 | 21,322 | 12,583 | 15,277 | 18,974 | 12,864 | 9,487 | 7,497 | 10,381 | 17,901 | 16,393 | 21,621 | 30,108 | 160,503 |
| 2011 | 18,602 | 25,266 | 18,058 | 20,833 | 14,441 | 8,970 | 6,794 | 8,338 | 12,172 | 17,074 | 29,258 | 24,377 | 160,315 |
| 2012 | 26,133 | 20,590 | 23,762 | 19,329 | 10,790 | 12,803 | 7,438 | 120,845 |
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