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Lakeshore Advance, 2011-10-12, Page 17Wednesday, October 12, 2011 • Lakeshore Advance 17 N ExTe raM ENER CANADA NOTICE OF PROJECT UPDATE MEETING To be held by NextEra Energy Canada regarding a Proposal to Engage in a Renewable Energy Project Project Names: Adelaide, Bornish and Jericho Wind Energy Centres Project Locations are in the following municipalities • Adelaide Wind Energy Centre - Adelaide Metcalfe and North Middlesex, Middlesex County; • Bornish Wind Energy Centre - Adelaide Metcalfe and North Middlesex, Middlesex County; • Jericho Wind Energy Centre - Lambton Shores, Lambton County and North Middlesex, Middlesex County. Dated at North Middlesex this the 10 of October NextEra Energy Canada is planning to engage in three renewable energy projects in respect of which the issuance of a renewable energy approvals are required. The proposal to engage in the projects and the projects themselves are subject to the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) Part V.0.1 and Ontario Regulation 359/09 (Regulation). The purpose of the meeting is to provide an update regarding the proposed changes to the transmission line route. Meeting Location: DATE: Thursday, November 10, 2011 TIME: 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. PLACE: Ailsa Craig Community Centre, 155 Annie Ada Shipley Street, Municipality of North Middlesex Please note that the meeting will be in an Open Nouse format allowing attendees to visit any time during the event. Project Description: Pursuant to the Act and Regulation, the facilities, in respect of which the projects are to be engaged in, are Class 4 Wind Facilities. If approved, these facili- ties would have a total maximum name plate capacity of: 60 -megawatts (Adelaide); 75 -megawatts (Bornish); and 150 -megawatts (Jericho). The map indicates the project locations being studied for the Adelaide, Bornish and Jericho transmission lines only and does not include the wind turbine siting areas as this meeting will focus on the transmission line routes. The Jericho project transmission line is proposed to extend eastward from Lambton County into Middlesex County. The Adelaide project transmission line is proposed to extend northward from Adelaide -Metcalfe into Middlesex County. These lines will connect into a single transmission line that will be shared by the Bornish project and this line will extend eastward to connect to an existing 5(X)kV transmission line in North Middle- sex. Documents for Public Inspection: Draft Priject Description Reports have been prepared for each project and are titled "Project Description Report- (Adelaide/Bornish/Jericho) Wind Energy Centre". They describe the facilities as consisting of up to 37 GE 1.6 MW turbines (Adelaide); 50 GE 1.5 MW turbines (Bornish); and, 96 GE 1.56 MW turbines (Jericho). Ancillary facilities may include step-up transformers, transformer substations, electrical collector and transmission systems, turbine access roads, operations building, meteorological towers and constriction staging areas. Written copies of the Draft Project Description Rclx)rts are available for public inspection at www.NexU rat:neruCanj tia.culu Project Contact and Information: '1'o learn more about the project prolxrsal, public meetings, or to communicate concerns please contact: Derek Dudek Community Relations Consultant NextEra Energy Canada, ITC 5500 North Service Road, Suite 205 Burlington, ON. 6W6 1-877-257-7330 Adelaide.WindW NcxtEralinergy.com Bornish.Wind(NextEraEncrgy.com Jericho.Windt' NcxtEraEnergy.com So\uth Huron ' 1 North Altd;dlsee* Nrotl! y • Motet CMm•a or mbton ores I r(?nstrussIon Lrne Study /1rr,r for thol.4delarde, Bornish and Jericho Wind Energy Pr 0,1eciS -NMtddtesex ' Centre , thee" Rd _......... f _ Awe 402 yWarwick Confederation pr' Ad latds Me calfs 0 1.25, 5 7 s 10 —�_ Kaan.t«.