Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario
North Kent Wind is a partnership between Pattern Energy, Samsung Renewable Energy, Walpole Island First Nation, and the Municipality of Chatham-Kent through its affiliate Entegrus Renewable Energy.
The facility provided $4 million to Chatham-Kent for a community benefits contribution and a substantial contribution to the Friends of the New Animal Shelter to support their efforts to build a new shelter.
Workers from southwestern Ontario were involved in all aspects of construction, which concluded in 2018 and involved an average of 200 workers on-site. With the help of local contractors, 10 team members operate and maintain the facility.
Electricity produced by the 99 MW facility is equal to the annual needs of ~85,000 Ontarians and sold to the Independent Electricity System Operator under a 20-year power purchase agreement.
Ontario committed to phasing out coal-fired generation in 2002 and met that goal in 2014, with the help of wind energy. Today, wind turbines harness the wind across the province to generate homegrown energy without harmful emissions.
The Science Behind the North Kent Wind Project
In response to some community members’ concerns about the potential impacts on residential water supply wells from the North Kent Wind project, the North Kent Wind team hired licensed experts to extensively study the issue, which included conducting a baseline water quality survey and establishing a program to monitor surface and subsurface vibrations from construction activity.
All studies, reports, and assessments are available under the Handouts and Resources section below.
9525 Eberts Line
Chatham, ON N7M 5J2
519.397.5798
[email protected]
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2. Water Well Materials
