Today
SunBridge
Wind Power Project
The 17 wind turbines of the SunBridge Wind Power Project, officially opened in 2002, are located about five kilometres southeast of Gull Lake, Saskatchewan. SunBridge is owned and operated by a partnership between Suncor Energy Inc. and Enbridge Inc.. SaskPower is the sole purchaser of the electricity produced at the facility, which is used to provide power for federal government buildings and other customers in Saskatchewan as part of our GreenPower product offering.
Project at a glance
11.2 megawatt (MW) facility commissioned in 2002
Each of the 17 Vestas V47 wind turbines generates up to 660 KW of power
Each wind turbine rotor blade is 47 metres in diameter
Each turbine blade is 23 metres long
Each nacelle weighs approximately 20 tonnes
When generating power, blades rotate at a speed of 28 revolutions per minute
The turbines begin producing power at approximately 14 km/h, attain full power production at 54 km/h, and shut down at 90 km/h
The towers are 65 metres high
The amount of zero-emissions electricity the project generates offsets an estimated 33,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year – equivalent to heating 5,000 homes
Owned by Suncor and Enbridge
SaskPower purchases and distributes the electricity generated and constructed a substation to connect the wind farm to the electrical grid
The initiative was stimulated by a 10-year $12.4 million federal government commitment in the fall of 2000 to support GreenPower development in Saskatchewan.
Location
The 17 wind turbines of the SunBridge Wind Power Project occupy four sections
of land and are located about five kilometres southeast of Gull Lake, Saskatchewan.
Learn more
To learn more about this project, please see suncor.com/renewables and enbridge.com.
