HomeMy WebLinkAboutLakeshore Advance, 2013-07-10, Page 1010 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, July 10, 2013
NOTICE OF POSTING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRY
Regarding a Proposal to Engage in a Renewable Energy Project
Project Name: Goshen Wind Energy Centre
Project Location: Bluewater and South Huron, Huron County, Ontario
Dated at the Municipalities of South Huron and Bluewater, Huron County on July 10, 2013
Goshen Wind, Inc., (a wholly owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy Canada, ULC) is planning to engage in a renewable energy project of which the issuance of a
renewable energy approval is required. 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 in response to the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) accepting the
application for a renewable energy approval submitted to the MOE by Goshen Wind, Inc. The MOE has screened the submission according to the requirements
set out in the Regulation and the application has been deemed complete. The MOE will now begin a technical review of the submission.
Project Description: Pursuant to the Act and Regulation, the facility, in respect of which this project is to be engaged in, is a Class 4 Wind Facility. If approved,
this facility would have a total maximum name plate capacity of 102 -megawatts (MW). Please refer to Figure 1 for the proposed location of the turbines, the
substation, in addition to the electrical transmission line study area.
Filing of Application for a Renewable Energy Application
A proposal for an approval in respect of this renewable energy project has been posted on the Environmental Registry referred to in Section 5 of the Environ-
mental Bill of Rights, 1993. Comments in respect of the proposal may be submitted to the Director through the Environmental Registry which can be found at:
www.ebr.gov.on.ca. The posting number for the application is 011-9473. Comments will be accepted for a period of 45 days from the time of posting until August
10, 2013.
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Documents for Public Inspection: The Project Description Report titled "Project Description Report — Goshen Wind Energy Centre" describes the project as
consisting of up to 62 GE 1.6 and 1 GE 1.56 MW turbines, step-up padmount transformers, a transformer substation, electrical collection and transmission
systems, turbine access roads, an operations building, meteorological towers and construction staging areas.
Goshen Wind, Inc. has prepared the following supporting documents in order to comply with the requirements of the Act and Regulation: Project Description
Report; Consultation Report; Construction Plan Report; Design and Operations Report; Decommissioning Plan Report; Wind Turbine Specifications Report;
Natural Heritage Assessment Report; Water Assessment and Water Body Report; Stage 1 and 2 Archaeological Assessment Reports; Heritage Assessment
Report; and Noise Study Report. These documents have been available for public inspection since on July 3, 2013 at www.NextEraEnergyCanada.com.
Project Contact and Information:
To learn more about the project proposal or to communicate concerns please contact:
Derek Dudek
Community Relations Consultant
NextEra Energy Canada, ULC
390 Bay Street, Suite 1720
Toronto, ON M5H 2Y2
Phone: 1-877-257-7330
Email: Goshen.Wind@NextEraEnergy.com
Website: www.NextEraEnergyCanada.com
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