Wind Energy

Canada’s Supply Chain Corridor

Located close to major wind energy sites along the windy shorelines of the Great Lakes, on both sides of the Canada-US border and major population centres, the Waterloo Region is a key supplier of components. Evidence shows we have a substantial home market for wind farms.

• Ontario’s installed wind energy capacity in 2009 was 1208 MW.
• The Ontario government plans to retire 7,000 MW of coal fired generation by 2014.
• The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) has a target of 4,600 MW of wind energy by 2020.
• The Green Energy and Green Economy Act, passed in 2009, makes Ontario a global renewable energy leader with an attractive Feed-in Tariff Program that guarantees rates between 13.5 and 19.0 cents/kWh.