140 turbines are now fully operational north of Goderich.
Officials with Capital Power, Samsung Energy, and Pattern Energy have confirmed all turbines at the K2 Wind Farm in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh are now able to produce power.
The last of the turbines came online at the end of May, with the farm capable of generating 270 megawatts (MW).
That’s enough juice to power 100,000 Ontario homes.
Pattern Development’s Vice President of Business Development in Canada Colin Edwards, says it’s among the largest wind farms in Ontario.
The total cost of the wind development — between $900 and $950-million, according to Edwards.
He tells Bayshore Broadcasting News the company also operates a comparable wind farm in the Chatham-area, with slightly less electrical output, at 200 MW.
Pattern says more than 500 workers were employed in the construction of the K2 project, with about 20 to 25 staying in the area for maintenance work.
The news of K2’s operation comes on the heels of a court loss for four families in Huron and Bruce counties.
Ontario’s Court of Appeals recently denied a request to re-examine the province’s turbine approval process, which the families say failed to factor in the health effects of turbines.
The case centre around the K2 Wind, Armow, and St. Columban farms.
Late last year, Health Canada found no adverse health effects related to wind turbine proximity, but recorded higher levels of annoyance due to noise and flickering light.
