| Owner | Capital Power Corporation |
| Project | New Wind Project |
| Location | South of Bow Island, Alberta |
| Size | 202 MW |
| Turbines | 56 Vestas 3.6 MW, 105 m hub height |
| Role | Owners Engineer, Construction Monitoring |
The 298.8MW Whitla Wind 1 Facility is approximately 10 km south of Bow Island. Phase one of the project is 202 MW consisting of 56 Vestas V136 3.6MW wind turbines (105 m hub height), 27 km of new gravel access roads, 90 km of 34.5kV underground collection system, a 34.5 kV to 240 kV substation and a 4,500 ft2 operation and maintenance facility. The project was selected for a 20-year contract by the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) in REP 1.
Construction began in September, 2018. CPL provided Owner’s engineering services, on-site construction monitoring for electrical, transportation logistics, contract management and schedule adherence. Commercial operation was achieved December 1, 2019.
Key features include:
- 56 Vestas V136 WTG’s (3.6 MW, 105 m hub height) turbines
- Rotor/blade diameter of 136 m
- Approximately 27 km of access roads
- 27 intersection imporvements
- Construction activities peaked in the summer of 2019 with 250-300 workers
- Transportation logistics via rail spur/truck
- REP 1 winner