Lakeshore Advance, 2012-10-17, Page 1826 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, November 2, 2011
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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 trnewahle 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 VP. 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 et'ent.
Project Description: Pursuant to the Act and Regulation, the facilities, in respect of which the project` are to be engaged in, are ('lass 4 Wind Facilities. It' approved, these facili-
ties would have a total maximum name plate capacity of: 60 -megawatts (Adelaide); 75 -megawatts (Bornish); and 150-lnegawalts (Jericho), The nap indicates the project locations
being studied for the Adelaide, Bornish and Jericho transmission lines only and does not include the wind turbine siting luras 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 Ix' shaved by the Bornish project and this line
will extend eastward to connect to an existing 500kV transmission line in North Middle-
sex.
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Documents for Public Inspection: Draft Project 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 construction staging areas.
Written copies of the Draft Project Description Reports are available for public inspection
at www.NextEraEnergyCanada.com.
Project Contact and Information:
To learn more about the project proposal, public meetings, or to communicate concerns
please contact:
Derek Dudek
Community Relations Consultant
NextEra Energy Canada, ULC
5500 North Service Road, Suite 205
Burlington, ON, L7L 6W6
1-877-257-7330
Adelaide.Wind@NextEraEnergy.com
Bornish.Wind@NextEraEnergy.com
Jericho.Wind@NextEraEnergy.com
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