The government of the Nova Scotia province in eastern Canada has selected five onshore wind projects totalling 372 MW in its largest procurement for low-cost renewable energy. The projects are expected to generate about 1.4 TWh/year of electricity, which corresponds to approximatively 12% of Nova Scotia’s total energy consumption.
Each project will receive a 25-year power purchase agreement with Nova Scotia Power for the sale of their renewable electricity at a rate of CAD53/MWh (US$41/MWh), lower than the average cost of electricity in the province.
The projects, which will have to become operational by the end of 2025, include:
• The 150 MW Benjamins Mill Wind Farm near Falmouth, developed by Natural Forces
• The 23.5 MW Ellershouse 3 Wind Farm in Hants County, a joint venture between the Annapolis Valley First Nation and Potentia Renewables
• The Higgins Mountain and Wedgeport wind farms, led by the Sipekne’katik First Nation and Elemental Energy
• The 40 to 100 MW Weavers Mountain Wind project near Marshy Hope, to be built by the Glooscap First Nation and Halifax-based SWEB Development.
All five projects are majority-owned by one or more Nova Scotia's native Mi’kmaq communities.
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