The Benefits of the Project

• The construction phase will have significant economic benefits:
• Create a peak labour force of about 50 to 70 employment positions with average labour force of roughly 30 to 40 persons.
• Generate expenditures of approximately $35 million, including locally purchased goods and services.
• The operational phase will provide annual economic benefits:
• Wind farm operations will 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 will be approximately $2 million annually.
• Property tax revenues will increase:
• Development of project is expected to increase property tax revenues collected by approximately $150,000 to $250,000 annually – with limited demand for municipal services.
• Secondary incomes will be created for those landowners with an executed Land Lease Agreement for a total of ~ $500,000/year.
• No material affect to property values: based upon the available literature, there is no evidence supporting the claim that views of the wind farm will decrease property values.
• 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 fuel.

CANWEA
www.canwea.ca

The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) is a non-profit trade association that promotes the appropriate development and application of all aspects of wind energy in Canada, including the creation of a suitable environmental policy.

Danish Wind Industry Association
www.windpower.org/en/core.htm

The Danish Wind Industry Association (DWIA) is a non-profit association whose purpose is to promote wind energy at home and abroad. The association was founded in 1981. DWIA today represents 99.9 per cent of Danish wind turbine manufacturing measured in MW and more than 122 companies with activities in the Danish wind industry.