Turbine components arrive for P.E.I. wind farm expansion

Turbine components for the Eastern Kings Wind Farm expansion project have started to arrive in P.E.I. (Source: PEI Energy Corporation)

Prince Edward Island residents should expect to see turbine components being transported on roads as the Eastern Kings Wind Farm expansion continues.

The provincial government says turbine components are being unloaded in Georgetown and will be taken to East Point later this week. Drivers are told to expect delays due to the oversized loads on the roads.

Additional components are expected to arrive in P.E.I. in June.

Spencer Long, engineering project manager from the PEI Energy Corporation, said the expanded wind farm will deliver roughly 120 gigawatt hours per year.

“The energy generated from this new wind farm will be enough to power about 10,000 Island homes,” Long said in an email. “The wind farm will also assist in stabilizing the cost of electricity over time. Together, the four existing wind farms developed by the PEI Energy Corporation generate more than 150 million kilowatt-hours of emission-free electricity per year for Island consumers.

“Our wind farms generate annual revenue of approximately $14 million for the province. The Eastern Kings Wind Farm expansion is expected to generate $10 million in revenue on top of that.”

According to the energy corporation’s website, heavy cranes will be used to install the turbines from July to September.

The Eastern Kings Wind Farm has been operating 10 turbines since 2006.

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