Problematic Melancthon wind farm contract extended to 2031September 9, 2022 · 0 CommentsCalgary-based power developer and operator TransAlta Renewables announced last week that the Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator has extended the contract for power from the Melancthon 1 wind power project until 2031. The wind power generation facility has 45, 1.5-megawatt wind turbines and is located near Shelburne. Our own findings from documents received under Freedom of Information is that the Melancthon power project was number one in Ontario for noise complaints related to the turbines and a transformer. The problems were so severe that in 2013 Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson, then in Opposition, called on the McGuinty government to halt any further wind power approvals until problems with Melancthon and others were resolved. So now, in 2022, when we know that wind power is an intermittent, weather-dependent form of power generation that is not “emissions-free” due to noise pollution, the operator is rewarded with an extended lucrative contract?

Source: CBC News September 09, 2022 22:03 UTC