Under Construction or Construction-ready
Windrise
Proposed Capacity: 207MW
Location: Fort MacLeod, MD of Willow Creek
Developer: Transalta
Stirling
Proposed Capacity: 113MW
Location: Village of Stirling, Lethbridge County
Developer: Greengate Power/Potentia Renewables
Sharp Hills
Proposed Capacity: 300MW
Location: Special Areas 3 and 4
Developer: EDP Renewables
Forty Mile
Proposed Capacity: 400MW
Location: Bow Island
Developer: Suncor
Cypress
Proposed Capacity: 201.6MW
Location: Cypress Hills
Developer: EDF-RE
Buffalo Atlee 1, 2, 3
Proposed Capacity: 48.3MW
Location: Town of Jenner, Special Areas 2
Developer: Capstone Infrastructure
Jenner 1, 2
Proposed Capacity: 193.8MW
Location: Town of Jenner, Special Areas 2
Developer: Potentia Renewables
Rattlesnake Ridge
Proposed Capacity: 117.6MW
Location: Medicine Hat
Developer: BHEC-RES Canada
In Development
(The following are a selected sample of wind projects under development in Alberta)
Rattlesnake ridge
Proposed Capacity: 117.6MW
Location: Medicine Hat
Old Elm & Pothole Creek
Proposed Capacity: 60MW
Location: Magrath, Cardston County
Developer: Alberta Wind Energy Corporation/Boralex
Glenwood
Proposed Capacity: 119.7MW
Location: Glenwood
Developer: Acciona
Cowley Ridge Repowering Project
Proposed Capacity: 21MW
Location: Village of Cowley, MD of Pincher Creek
Developer: Transalta
Forty Mile
Proposed Capacity: 398.5MW
Location: Bow Island
Developer: BHEC, RES Canada
Wind Projects, Operational
Riverview
Proposed Capacity: 115MW
Location: MD of Pincher Creek
Developer: Enel Green Power North America
Castle Rock Ridge Expansion Project
Capacity: 30.6MW
Location: MD of Pincher Creek
Developer: Enel Green Power North America
Developer/Owner: Capital Power
Whitla
Capacity: 201.6MW
Turbines: Vestas V136 (56)
Nearest Community: Bow Island
Developer: EDF-EN
Blacksprings Ridge Wind Project
(50% ownership with Enbridge)
Capacity: 300MW
Turbine: Vestas
Nearest Community: Carmangay
Developer: Acciona
Chin Chute Wind Project
Owner: Enbridge/ Suncor partnership
Capacity: 30MW
Turbine: GE
Nearest Community: Village of Barnwell
Magrath Wind Project
Owner: Enbridge/ Suncor partnership
Capacity: 30MW
Turbine: GE
Nearest Community: Magrath
Developer/Owner: Transalta Renewables
TransAlta Self-guided Wind Tour (map and audio)
Summerview 1
Capacity: 70MW
Turbine: Vestas
Nearest Community: MD of Pincher Creek
Summerview 2
Capacity:66MW
Turbine: Vestas
Nearest Community: MD of Pincher Creek
Sinnot
Capacity: 7MW
Turbine: Nordex
Nearest Community: MD of Pincher Creek
Castle River
Capacity: 44MW
Turbine: Vestas
Nearest Community: MD of Pincher Creek
Cowley North
Capacity: 20MW
Turbine: Nordex
Nearest Community: Village of Cowley
Blue Trail
Capacity: 66MW
Turbine: Vestas
Nearest Community: Town of Fort MacLeod
Ardenville
Capacity: 69MW
Turbine: Vestas
Nearest Community: Town of Fort MacLeod
Soderglen
(50% ownership with Nexen)
Capacity: 71MW
Turbine: GE
Nearest Community: Town of Fort MacLeod
McBride Lake
(50% ownership with Enmax)
Capacity: 75MW
Turbine: Vestas
Nearest Community: Town of Fort MacLeod
MacLeod Flats
Capacity: 3MW
Turbine: Vestas
Nearest Community: Town of Fort MacLeod
Owner: IKEA Group
Old Man 2 Wind Project
Capacity: 46MW
Turbine: Siemens
Nearest Community: MD of Pincher Creek
Developer: Enel Green Power
Castle Rock Ridge Wind Project Phase 1
Capacity: 76MW
Turbine: Enercon
Nearest Community: MD of Pincher Creek
Owner: Enmax
Kettles Hill Wind Project
Capacity: 63MW
Turbine: Vestas
Nearest Community: MD of Pincher Creek
Taber Wind Project
Capacity: 81MW
Turbine: Enercon
Nearest Community: MD of Taber
McBride Lake Wind Farm
Capacity: 75MW
Turbine: Vestas
Nearest Community: Town of Fort MacLeod
