The Gosfield Wind Project is a 50.6
megawatt
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(MW)
wind farm
A wind farm or wind park, also called a wind power station or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used Wind power, to produce electricity. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundre ...
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Kingsville, Ontario
Kingsville is a town in Essex County in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's southernmost municipality with town status. The town had a population of 21,552 in the Canada 2016 Census, up from 21,362 in the Canada 2011 Census.
History
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, consisting of 22 2.3 MW
Siemens
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The principal divisions of the corporation are ''Industry'', '' ...
SWT 2.3
wind turbine
A wind turbine is a device that converts the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy. Hundreds of thousands of large turbines, in installations known as wind farms, now generate over 650 gigawatts of power, with 60 GW added each year. ...
s with 49 metre long blades. Construction was completed in October 2010 for CDN 149 million.
Mortenson Canada Corporation Expands its Presence in Wind Energy Construction
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See also
*List of wind farms in Canada
This is a list of operational wind farms in Canada with a capacity of at least 100 MW. The name of the wind farm is the name used by the energy company when referring to the farm.
The Centennial Wind Power Facility in Saskatchewan was the first ...
*List of offshore wind farms
This article lists the largest offshore wind farms that are currently operational rated by nameplate capacity. It also lists the largest offshore wind farms currently under construction, the largest proposed offshore wind farms, and offshore w ...
References
External links
Website"Where is my Electricity Coming From at this Hour? (if I lived in Ontario)" (Canadian Nuclear Society, with data from IESO)
Wind farms in Ontario
Buildings and structures in Dufferin County
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