HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2014-01-08, Page 3Wednesday, January 8, 2014 • News Record 3
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RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT
Project Name and OPA Number: Bluewater Wind Energy Centre, F -002171 -WIN -130-601
Dated at Municipalities of Bluewater and Huron East, Huron County this January 8th, 2014
Project Location: The proposed Project is located in Huron County, within the Municipalities of Bluewater and Huron East, as shown in Figure 1 below.
Varna Wind, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy Canada, ULC, received a Renewable Energy Approval for the Bluewater Wind Energy Centre on
April 22, 2013. The proposal to engage in the project and the project itself is subject to the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act (ACT) Part V.0.1 and
Ontario Regulation 359/09 (Regulation).
This notice is being distributed at the request of the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) to advise of recent modifications proposed to the Project design. The following
list highlights the proposed modifications.
• Construction disturbance area modified to reduce or eliminate impacts to Conservation Authority regulation limit;
• Infrastructure or construction disturbance area added or changed to optimize project design/constructability; and,
• Changes to REA Conditions of Approval E1. (2) a) and b) and E2. (1) and (2) regarding the timing of and conditions associated with conducting and submitting
the Acoustic Audit Report-Immission to reflect NextEra's experience and to be consistent with conditions issued in more recent REAs.
Project Modification Reports in addition to Addenda to the associated Renewable Energy Approval Reports are available for public inspection on the Project Website,
www.NextEraEnergyCanada.com.
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Project Contact and Information: To learn more about the project or to communicate concerns, please contact:
Derek Dudek
Community Relations Consultant
Varna Wind, Inc.
390 Bay Street, Suite 1720
Toronto, ON M5H 2Y2
Toll-free Project Line: 1-877-257-7330
E-mail: Bluewater.Wind@NextEraEnergy.com
Website: www.NextEraEnergyCanada.com