Kruger Energy Port Alma Limited Partnership (“KEPA”) is proposing to construct and operate a 101.2-megawatt (“MW”) wind power generating project. Forty-four turbines and related interconnection facilities will be located within the Municipality of Chatham-Kent. The project will be known as the Kruger Energy Port Alma Wind Power Project.

Wind energy is a clean and increasingly efficient way to produce electricity. With under 1000 MW of wind energy capacity installed nationwide, and several thousand MW’s in construction or in the latter stages of development, Canada’s vast wind resource has only begun to be harnessed (CanWEA 2006). The market for wind energy is vibrant; with environmental, social, and economic forces acting to make this renewable resource an important part of Ontario’s supply mix.

Kruger worked with expert consultants and local partners to identify areas with above average wind regimes, as well as proximity to the transmission grid. This was done using atmospheric modeling techniques in conjunction with Geographical Information Systems (GIS) analysis.