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Lakeshore Advance, 2012-10-17, Page 1826 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, November 2, 2011 N xeram ENER nl 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 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. • 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 l.nkr Unison San OM L mbton S orbs South Huron Q0411w0 North Midd1,,�stl tel '.ef''Ior-•W 1 Mount Cannel Of I f.717'.1►►7',`,ror► 1 1177' `:trltll lir(',► /c►r flit' Jit/('1.11717', Hi'1/71'./1 ,?,l(1.1e'rrt 1►c► 'Vrr►t/ 1 1►t'I7/' Prow( fti a 1 iwemord Rd "'"""'*K:Mlddlbsbx \ Centro H hwa 408 Warwick Cont.dw atlen 4 1A 10