SaskPower agrees to relocate wind farm on bird migratory route
by The Canadian Press
177 megawatt wind project was initially planned for Chaplin, west of Regina, before Ministry of Environment rejected the proposal last year
REGINA—SaskPower says a new site has been chosen for a proposed wind farm after environmental concerns forced a location change.
SaskPower and and renewable developer, Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., say they’ve agreed that a 177 megawatt wind project can be built in southwest Saskatchewan between Herbert and Neidpath.
The project was originally planned for a site near Chaplin, about 200 kilometres west of Regina.
But the Ministry of Environment said another location had to be found because the proposed site was near a migratory bird route and sanctuary.
The project was supposed to be online in 2016 in Chaplin, but is now expected to be in service in 2020.
It still has to go through the regulatory review permitting process with the Ministry of Environment.
