{{short description|Wind farm near Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada}} [[Image:2001352.jpg|thumb|right|Wind Farm environment]] [[Image:Erie Shores Wind Farm output Aug-Jul 2008.gif|thumb|right|Wind farm monthly output]]
'''Port Burwell Wind Farm''' (formerly known as the Erie Shores Wind Farm) is a large [[wind farm]] near [[Port Burwell, Ontario|Port Burwell]], Ontario, Canada. The facility stretches approximately {{convert|8|km|mi}} to the west of the town, and {{convert|16|km|mi}} to the southeast.
In 2004, Port Burwell was awarded a generation contract by the Government of [[Ontario]] as part of its renewable energy plan. This wind farm was officially opened on April 13, 2006.
The project comprises 66 [[GE Wind Energy#Products|GE 1.5 MW Wind Turbine]]s (model 1.5 SLE). Each turbine has a blade diameter of {{convert|77|m|ft}}, and is mounted on an 80-metre (260 ft) tubular tower.
An important measure of renewable energy generation is the [[capacity factor]] (actual output per year divided by the nameplate output). In 2009 the output was {{convert|232296|MWh}} and in 2010 the output was {{convert|227,778|MWh}}, so the capacity factor was 26.8% and 26.2% respectively. Published reports show that the developers were expecting the capacity factor to be higher – 28.6% to 32%.
{| class="wikitable" |+Production (MWh)<ref>[http://www.ieso.ca/imoweb/marketdata/windpower.asp Wind Power in Ontario] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810202450/http://www.ieso.ca/imoweb/marketdata/windpower.asp |date=2014-08-10 }}</ref> |- !Year!!January!!February!!March!!April!!May!!June!!July!!August!!September!!October!!November!!December!!Total |- |2006 || || || || 780 || 2,726 || 9,145 || 12,226 || 8,393 || 18,044 || 25,678 || 14,420 || 32,949 || 124,361 |- |2007 || 27,634 || 31,724 || 29,335 || 25,257 || 14,229 || 11,814 || 10,728 || 9,301 || 7,955 || 23,845 || 26,039 || 25,285 || 183,788 |- |2008 || 38,123 || 20,368 || 23,256 || 19,545 || 19,029 || 15,180 || 12,295 || 10,853 || 11,875 || 23,044 || 23,076 || 37,186 || 195,339 |- |2009 || 28,053 || 23,673 || 20,186 || 29,483 || 17,401 || 8,577 || 10,267 || 12,469 || 12,453 || 24,904 || 17,844 || 26,964 || 180,548 |- |2010 || 26,269 || 15,324 || 18,913 || 21,368 || 19,610 || 13,066 || 9,122 || 9,510 || 18,376 || 23,895 || 23,582 || 28,725 || 186,167 |- |2011 || 20,142 || 31,043 || 19,439 || 25,301 || 14,633 || 12,641 || 8,801 || 9,394 || 13,753 || 20,943 || 34,548 || 26,020 || 185,473 |- |2012 || 33,682 || 25,593 || 24,667 || 19,700 || 12,548 || 15,199 || 9,338 || || || || || || 81,452 |}
==See also== {{stack|{{Portal|Ontario|Weather|Renewable energy}}}} *[[List of wind farms in Canada]]
==References== <references/>
==External links== * [http://www.aimpowergen.com/ AIM PowerGen Corporation], the developer. * [http://www.stapletonprice.com/ Stapletonprice Inc.], David J. Price the Project Director and Original Asset Managers. * [http://capstoneinfrastructure.com Capstone Infrastructure], the second owner. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140810202450/http://www.ieso.ca/imoweb/marketdata/windpower.asp Wind power in Ontario] * [http://www.aimpowergen.com/files/ESWFPH1_Aug05.pdf A .PDF of construction, Phase I.] * [http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Business/2006/04/14/1533938-sun.html Article on the official opening from the London Free Press.] * [http://www.macquarie.com/dafiles/Internet/mgl/mpt/Public/Document/portfolio/SF/Factsheet_Erie%20Shores.pdf Fact sheet] * [http://www.bayham.on.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?PageID=69 Municipality of Bayham's information page] {{Coord|42|37|N|80|40|W|display=title}}
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