The Benefits of the Project

• The construction phase brought significant economic benefits:
• Created a peak labour force of about 50 to 70 jobs with average labour force of roughly 30 to 40 persons.
• Generated expenditures of approximately $35 million, including locally purchased goods and services.
  
  
• The Wind Farm provides annual economic benefits:
• Wind farm operations require four to six full-time operation and maintenance staff and about four secondary jobs (e.g., snow removal and road work).
• Operations and maintenance costs for the Project are approximately $2 million annually.
  
  
• Property tax revenue increase:
• Property tax revenue for the municiaplity was estimated to increase by approximately $150,000 to $250,000 annually – with limited demand for municipal services.
  
  
• Secondary incomes for landowners with an executed Land Lease Agreement for a total of ~ $500,000/year.
  
  
• Increased investment into renewable energy: contributing to the growth and establishment of Ontario’s growing wind power industry.
  
  
• No emissions of greenhouse gases: every kilowatt-hour of clean, emission-free wind energy produced is a kilowatt-hour that does not require the burning of fossil fuels.