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St. Joseph Wind Farm

Wind farm in Manitoba, Canada

Field	Value
name	St. Joseph Wind Farm
image	St_Joseph_Manitoba_Wind_Turbines.JPG
image_caption	Wind turbines near St. Joseph Manitoba, visible from Highway 75.
location_map_caption	Location of St. Joseph Wind Farm in Manitoba.
coordinates
country	Canada
location	Rural Municipality of Montcalm / Rural Municipality of Rhineland, Manitoba
status	O
commissioned	2011
cost	C$355 million
ps_units_operational	60 × 2.3 MW
ps_units_manu_model	Siemens Wind Power: SW2.3-101
ps_electrical_capacity	138 MW

St. Joseph Wind Farm () is a wind energy power plant in southern Manitoba, Canada. It has 60 turbines with a total rating of 138 megawatts. First proposed in 2007, the turbines started operation in early 2011. The investment in the plant was C$355 million by the San Francisco-based Pattern Energy Group, with a part loan from Manitoba Hydro. The project had been initially planned at 300 MW capacity but was downsized due to economic conditions in 2008.

The power plant uses 60 Siemens Wind Power 2.3 megawatt turbines, model SW2.3-101; these were the first turbines sold by Siemens in Canada. The plant covers about 125 square kilometres west of Highway 75, around the community of St. Joseph, Manitoba. Energy is sold to Manitoba Hydro through a 27-year purchase agreement. Other communities in the surrounding area include St. Jean-Baptiste, Altona, Dominion City, Emerson, Gretna, Letellier, and Morris.

The site was first planned for 200 GE 1.5 turbines. An addendum to the St. Joseph Environment Act Proposal was filed June 2009. The primary change is the switch from GE 1.5 MW turbines to Siemens 2.3 MW turbines, reducing the number of turbines from 200 to 130 (http://manitobawildlands.org/develop_hydro.htm) Before Siemens was chosen with the turbines Mitsubishi was also a candidate for supplying turbines.

References

News Releases. Construction to Begin Immediately on St. Joseph Wind Farm: Selinger]
[http://www.energymanitoba.org/renewable_wind_stjoseph.htm EnergyManitoba.org - Renewable Energy - Wind - St. Joseph Wind Project]
[http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/662687/siemens-receives-first-wind-turbine-order-in-manitoba-canada SIEMENS CANADA LIMITED. Siemens receives first wind turbine order in Manitoba, Canada]
[http://www.patternenergy.com/business/projects/st_joseph Pattern Energy: Our Business: Projects: St. Joseph / Manitoba]

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