Capital Power moves forward on Whitla Wind 3 facility
Capital Power plans to move forward with the development of the next phase of its Whitla Wind facility in Alberta, Canada.
Capital Power began the permitting process for Whitla Wind 3, a facility that will generate 54 megawatts (MW) of wind power when it is operational in late 2021.
Capital Power and anticipates filing an application with the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) application this summer. Construction would begin in the second quarter of 2021, pending regulatory approvals. It will be built in conjunction with Whitla Wind 2, a 97 MW wind project.
Whitla Wind 3 is estimated to cost $92 million to develop. It will consist of 15 Vestas V-136 3.6 MW wind turbines, the same technology in operation at Whitla Wind 1, and to be installed for Whitla Wind 2.
“Once all three phases of the Whitla Wind facility are completed by the end of 2021, it will be Alberta’s largest wind facility with 353 megawatts of generation capacity,” Brian Vaasjo, president and CEO of Capital Power, said.
Whitla Wind 1, which generates 202 MW of wind energy, began commercial operations in December 2019.
Whitla Wind 3 will generate carbon credits that can be used to hedge against the company’s carbon compliance costs from its thermal generation facilities. Capital Power is currently in discussions with commercial and industrial customers for renewable offtake contracts for Whitla Wind 2 and Whitla Wind 3.
Capital Power is a power company headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. The company owns over 6,400 megawatts (MW) of power generation capacity at 28 facilities across North America.
