I figure a big project like this is a great way to start a project thread for the Annapolis Valley. For the purposes of this thread anything in West Hants, Kings County, Annapolis County, and Digby County should be discussed. The area has a population of 113'800 people as of 2016.
This project is 13km SW of Windsor in a small area called Benjamin Mills off of Highway 14 (near Ski Martock).
Proposed wind farm could become Nova Scotia's largest
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A proposed wind farm in Hants County, N.S., stands to become the largest wind energy generator in the province and give a boost toward the provincial government's renewable energy targets.
Natural Forces, a Halifax-born power company, submitted its plans for the Benjamins Mills wind project to Nova Scotia's Department of Environment this week. The company is seeking approval to build up to 28 turbines about 13 kilometres southwest of the town of Windsor.
The wind farm could generate up to 150 megawatts, or, by the company's estimate, enough power for as many as 50,000 homes.
Nova Scotia is already dotted with hundreds of wind turbines, but few existing farms are on the same scale as the one Natural Forces wants to build.
... Read more at CBC.ca
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