By Kerry Campbell of CBC News, January 5, 2024
A consultant hired in 2022 to assess production problems at a wind farm owned by the P.E.I. government found severe damage, with turbine units possibly constituting a safety hazard and turbine blades at “high risk of imminent failure.”
Last month, high winds ripped two 56-metre blades off one of the turbines at the facility in Hermanville, near the northeastern tip of Prince Edward Island. For comparison, the province’s tallest building is only 39 metres tall; it’s the 10-storey Holman Grand Hotel in Charlottetown.
A provincial spokesperson said the turbine was not operational at the time, and was scheduled for repairs in April 2024. The province also said it expected insurance would pay for the broken blades.
It was just the latest setback at a wind farm that has seen a steep decline in energy production and is now losing the P.E.I. government money.
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Wind Concerns is a collaboration of citizens of the Lakeland Alberta region against proposed wind turbine projects.