• 150 megawatt (MW) wind power facility commissioned in March 2006
• Built on 7,500 acres (30-square kilometres) of land
• Supply and installation of wind turbines completed by Vestas-Canadian Wind Technology, Inc.
• Each of the 83 Vestas V80 wind turbines generates up to 1.8 MW of power
• Each wind turbine rotor is 80 meters in diameter and weights 35 tonnes
• Each nacelle is the size of a bus and weighs 70 tonnes
• When generating power, blades rotate at a speed of 17 revolutions per minute and the tips of the blades spin at 256 km/hr
• The turbines operate between wind speeds of 15 km/hr and 90 km/hr. They reach full power at wind speeds of 50 km/hr
• Each turbine tower is 67 meters tall, and weighs 117 tonnes. All towers were manufactured by Hitachi Canadian Industries Ltd. in Saskatoon
• 2,500 truckloads of concrete were used in the pouring of the tower foundations
• The last wind turbine was fully erected on February 1, 2006, one year and a day after the ground was broken to start construction of the foundations

designated point of interest is the best place to see the Centennial Wind Power Facility. It is located on grid road #628 near the northern tip of the facility. This is your best opportunity to view the turbines in operation. For your own safety, and out of respect for local landowners, please do not trespass on private property where the wind turbines are located.

Point of interest PDF

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