Kent Hills Wind Farm
Kent Hills Wind Farm is a wind farm located southeast from Prosser Brook, New Brunswick. The wind farm was completed in three phases between 2008 and 2018.[1] The farm was the first in New Brunswick. It is owned and operated by TransAlta and the power is purchased by NB Power for supply to consumers.[2]
As of 2021, the farm consisted of forty-nine 3-megawatt (MW) wind turbines and 5 3.45-MW turbines, for a total capacity of 167 MW. The project produces 580,000 megawatt hours per year.[3] The turbines used are Vestas V90-3MW model, which have a rotor diameter of Script error: No such module "convert". and sit atop an Script error: No such module "convert". tower.[1]
In October 2021, a tower, in phase two of the project, collapsed because of a bad foundation. Initially all WTG were taken off line as a precaution. TransAlta Renewables have found deficiencies in the design of all of the windmill foundations. Costs to replace them are quoted to be 75-100 million dollars. [4]
It is the largest wind farm in Atlantic Canada.
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