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Lakeshore Advance, 2013-03-20, Page 7Wednesday, March 20, 2013 • Lakeshore Advance N ExT ra ENER /� CANADA NOTICE OF CHANGE TO A PROPOSAL FOR A 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 March 20, 2013 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, is planning to engage in a renewable energy project which requires the Issuance of a renewable energy approval. 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). The Renewable Energy Approval Application for this Project was submitted to the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) on June 26, 2012. The MOE screened the submis- sion according to the requirements set out in Regulation and the application was deemed complete on August 31, 2012. This notice is being distributed at the request of the MOE to advise of recent modifications proposed to the Project design. The following list highlights the proposed modifications and the associated figure (Figure 1) depicts the corresponding locations. 1. Removal of Turbine 20 2. Addition of a meteorological tower 3. Relocation of access roads and collection lines in several locations 4. Relocation of transmission line from municipal right-of-way to private property in several locations 5. Relocation of point of interconnect from the Seaforth Substation property to private property 6. Relocation of project transformer substation within same property 7. Addition of crane path during construction Figure 1 In total, twenty-eight (28) modifications are proposed to the Project as a result of land owner requests and technical considerations. A Project Modification Report In addition to Addenda to the associated Renewable Energy Approval Reports have been available since March 13, 2013 for public inspection on the Project Website, www.NextEraEnergyCnnndn.com, imd at the following locations: Huron County Office 1 Courthouse Square, Goderich Bluewater Municipal Office 14 Mill Avenue, Zurich Huron East Municipal Office 72 Main Street, Seaforth Project Contact and Information: To leam more about the project proposal or to communicate concerns, please contact: Derek Dudek Community Relations Consultant Toll-free Project Line: 1-877-257-7330 Vama Wind, Inc. E-mail: Bluewater.Wind@NextEraEnorgy.com 390 Bay Street, Suite 1720 Toronto, ON M5H 2Y2 Website: www.NextEraEnergyCanada.com