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Monday, September 13, 2010

St. Leon Wind Farm

As part of a graduate course we visited the only wind farm in Manitoba. The 99-megawatt (MW) wind energy project in St. Leon occupies over 9,000 hectares of land (23,000 acres). Only 5% of this land is used for structure and access road, rest is used for cultivation.The wind farm consists of 63 turbines, each 80 metres high, equipped with three 41-metre blades. At its highest point, a single turbine (with blades) reaches about 120 metres, or roughly 34 storeys, into the air. The wind farm is situated on the Pembina Escarpment, which rises above the surrounding plains, exposing the turbines to the prevailing prairie winds. Combined, the 63 turbines produce enough electricity to meet the needs of 35,000 homes.

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