More Wind Energy to Power Nova Scotia
Here’s some positive news on Eastern Canada taking some steps to harness Free Wind Power.
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Nova Scotia Power has signed a deal to buy energy from a wind power project on the Tantramar Marsh on the province’s border with New Bruswick.
It is hoped the Amherst Wind Energy Project will produce about 100 gigawatt hours of energy annually by 2007. That’s enough to supply 10,000 homes.
The turbines will be situated alongside the Trans-Canada Highway.
Nova Scotia Power has awarded contracts for 100 megawatts of wind energy from independent power producers in the last 16 months includeing this latest project.
Article published on cbc.ca by MSN News as reported by CBC News on August 18 2005