A public meeting is scheduled to take place tonight to discuss the proposed Otter Creek Wind Farm project north of Wallaceburg.
The meeting will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the former Baldoon Golf Club, located at 7018 Dufferin Road in Wallaceburg.
“This public community meeting is being held as part of the early community engagement requirements of the (Large Renewable Procurement),” Otter Creek Wind farm officials stated.
“The public community meeting will present details about the Large Renewable Project and its proposed connection line. Representatives of the proponent will be available to discuss the Large Renewable Project and the overall LRP process. Should this Large Renewable Project be awarded a contract, the Large Renewable Project would need to obtain all required permits and approvals and conduct any further required community engagement activities.”
The project is to be located all within Chatham-Kent, just north of Wallaceburg.
The project would generally be bounded by Stewart Line and McCreary Line to the south, Whitebread Line and Kent Line west of Mandaumin Road to the north, Mandaumin Road to the east, and Payne Road to the west.
The project would include the following infrastructure: turbine generators, a substation, temporary access roads, construction laydown areas, and other related equipment.
The locations of some of these elements have yet to be determined.
More wind turbines are being proposed for the area, this time to the north of Wallaceburg.
Renewable Energy Systems Canada Inc. and Boralex Inc., acting on behalf of Otter Creek Wind Farm Limited Partnership (Otter Creek Wind Farm LP), are proposing to develop a large renewable wind energy project with a maximum name plate capacity of up to 60 megawatts.
The project is to be located all within Chatham-Kent, just north of Wallaceburg.
The project would generally be bounded by Stewart Line and McCreary Line to the south, Whitebread Line and Kent Line west of Mandaumin Road to the north, Mandaumin Road to the east, and Payne Road to the west.
The project would include the following infrastructure: turbine generators, a substation, temporary access roads,
construction laydown areas, and other related equipment.
The locations of some of these elements have yet to be determined.
The project will be proposed to the Independent Electricity System Operator of Ontario under the current procurement process and has to be filed on September 1.
Should the project be awarded a contract, a Renewable Energy Approval will be required from the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change for the project to move ahead.
Chatham-Kent council put their support behind the project at their Monday, Aug. 10 meeting as well.
Council authorized the mayor and clerk to execute the Municipal Council Support Resolution, indicating that council supports the construction and operation of the Otter Creek Wind Farm in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent.
More information is available at http://ottercreekwindfarm.ca/
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