NON‐CONFIDENTIAL FINAL REPORT Blackspring Ridge 1 Wind Project CCEMC Project ID: E120056 Name and contact information of Principal Investigator Antoine Cognard EDF EN Canada Development Inc. 1134 Sainte Catherine West, Suite 910 Montreal, Quebec H3B 1H4, Canada Phone Number: 514.397.9997 X 159 E‐mail Address: antoine.cognard@edf‐en.ca Name of CCEMC Project Advisor Mark Summers Ph.D., P.Eng, Alberta Innovates Energy and Environment Solutions 1800 Phipps McKinnon Building, 10020 101 A Avenue Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 3G2 Phone: 780‐638‐4342 (office) E‐mail: [email protected]Completion date of the Project August 24 th , 2014 Total CCEMC funds received and amount of hold back Fund received: $10Million Submission date August 21 st , 2014
CCEMCandHerMajesty theQueen in right ofAlberta and each of themmakenowarranty,expressorimplied,norassumeanylegalliabilityorresponsibilityfortheaccuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information contained in thispublication, nor that use thereofdoesnot infringeonprivately owned rights.Theviewsandopinionsoftheauthorexpressedhereindonotnecessarilyreflectthoseof CCEMC and Her Majesty the Queen in right of Alberta and each of them. Thedirectors, officers, employees, agents and consultants of CCEMC and theGovernment of Alberta are exempted, excluded and absolved from all liability fordamageorinjury,howsoevercaused,toanypersoninconnectionwithorarisingoutoftheusebythatpersonforanypurposeofthispublicationoritscontents.
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Executive Summary
TheNon‐ConfidentialFinalReportmeetstheobligationssetoutintheContributionagreement between Climate Change and EmissionsManagement Corporation andEnbridge Blackspring Ridge 1 Wind Project Limited partnership and EEN CABlackspringRidge1WindProjectL.P.
Thiswindfarmprojectis298.8MWlocatednearthetownofVulcan,Alberta.Asof2014,itisthelargestprojectinCanadathisyearandthelargestprojectinWesternCanada. The project consists of 166 Vestas V100‐1.8 MW turbines and providesclean energy to approximately 140,000 households. The project has a 20‐yearagreementwith PG&E for the sale of all Renewable Electricity Certificates (RECs)generated by the project. The project is the largest wind farm developed in aderegulatedmarketinCanadaanddoesnotreceivethebenefitfromaneco‐Energyincentivenoranypowerpurchaseagreement.Theproject isusingaVestasV100‐1.8MW that has been optimized to increase the cut‐out speed. The Project willreducegreenhousegasemissionsbygeneratingelectricitythroughawind‐poweredfacility and thus offsetting the amount of energy produced by fossil fuel basedsources.TheexpectedlifetimeoftheProjectwillbe25years.
selection to prioritize transmission over wind resource. This allowed thedevelopertofrontiersunexploredbyotherwinddevelopersinAlberta.Asaresult the project was interconnected using a short transmission build,rather than requiring any large extension of the network, or extensivenetwork upgrades. Blackspring Ridge project was therefore developed 2‐3yearsaheadofotherwindfarmsasaresultofsiteselectioninnovation.
Commercial Viability through Innovative Business Model – The projectachievedcommercialviability throughthe following:SaleofRECstoPacificGasandElectricovera20‐yearperiod,andinnovationinriskreduction.Riskwas innovatively reduced through a collaborative EPC contract withMortenson that understood the project requirements and has extensiveexperience inwind farm construction; and extensivewin‐win negotiationswiththeturbinesupplierthatproducedturbinesthatmatchthewindregimeofBlackspringRidge and is operatingandmaintaining the turbines for thenext20years.
Technology adaptations for the site – These achievements included anincrease in the turbine cut‐out speed for several turbines on the site. Thisenhancement improves the wind farm production. The use of this turbinedemonstratesClassII/IIIwindfarmdevelopmentinAlberta.Thetechnologyadaptation led to an improvement in the expected energy yield from theproject.
Innovative revenue sharing with landowners – The use of an innovativerevenue sharingmodelwith landowners that recognize them as importantstakeholderintheproject.
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Risk sharing–Theprojecthasmitigatedakey riskbyentering into a longterm, multi‐year service and maintenance agreement with the turbinemanufacturer. The project has a production guarantee from the turbinemanufacturer.
PowergeneratedbytheProjectwillbetrackedontheWesternRenewableEnergyGeneration Information System (WREGIS). Over a 10‐year period spanning 2015‐2024, it is estimated that theprojectwill reduceup to5.7million tonnesCO2eofGHGemissioninAlberta.Overa20‐yearperiod,theprojectwillreduceupto10.1million tonnes of CO2e emission reductions averaging reduction per annum of510,000tonnesofCO2e.
The combination of process improvements and innovations with technologyadaptationandintegrationwaskeyinadvancingthisprojectaheadofotherprojectsandalsoimprovingtheproductionfromtheassetsandenhancingtheeconomicsofthe project. These innovations can transform areaswith lowerwind regimes intoworld‐classutility‐scalewindenergyprojectswheremarketpricingforpowerandenvironmental attributes are attractive. The innovations assist in unlocking thevalueofAlberta’suntappedresourcesandfostergeographicdiversityinwindfarmdevelopment in Alberta. This geographic diversity will allow for integration ofadditionalwindresourcesintheAlbertagridbyaddingdiversitytotheproductionprofilesofwindpowerintheprovince.
Communication plan
The communication plan meets the requirement set forth in the ContributionAgreement that requires public acknowledgement of CCEMC in articles publishedand presentation to the public; and the notification to CCEMC communicationpersonnelonmediareleasesthatmentionsCCEMC.The communication plan includes the promotion of the project status throughvariousmediaavenues–newspaperarticles,localpresentations,liaisoncommitteemeetings,andpublicmeetings.
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Introduction
This report meets the obligations set out in Schedule A of the ContributionAgreement dated 19 February 2014 between Climate Change and EmissionsManagement(CCEMC)CorporationandEnbridgeBlackspringRidge1WindProjectLimitedpartnershipandEENCABlackspringRidge1WindProjectL.P.Thisreportalso meets the requirements identified by Alberta Innovates Energy andEnvironment Solutions as part of the requirements of the Non‐Confidential FinalReport.
Thisreportincludes;
(i) a concise summary of what the project has achieved, including adescription of the project, innovative application of technology,geographic innovation, innovative approaches to landownercompensation, financing innovations, innovation in risk reductionandadescriptionofgreenhousegasreductions,
(ii) conclusions and recommendations for further fields of research inquirytogetherwiththestatusofperformanceoftheProjectintermsofprocess,output,outcomesandimpactmeasures,
(iii) a delineation of all Project Technology developed in the course of theProject,
(v) a communicationplandetailing how theRecipients intend to publicallycommunicateconcerningtheProject.
This non‐confidential final report is based on the Final Outcome Report withconfidentialinformationremoved.
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Project Overview
The Blackspring Ridge project is a 298.8 MW wind energy project, located insouthernAlbertaon45,000acresofprivatelandunderlease.TheProjectisowned50%by Enbridge Inc. (Enbridge) and 50%by EDF EN Canada Inc. The project ismanagedbyEDFENCanadaDevelopmentInc.(ECDI),awhollyownedsubsidiaryofEDFENCanadaInc.(EDFEN).Asof2014,itisthelargestprojectinCanadathisyearandthelargestprojectinWesternCanada.Theprojectconsistsof166VestasV100‐1.8MWturbinesandprovidescleanenergytoapproximately140,000households.
This site is 260 km2, (48,000 hectares of land) which is much larger than anypreviouswindenergydevelopmentinAlberta.Theprojecthasa20‐yearagreementwith PG&E for the sale of all Renewable Electricity Certificates generated by theproject.Theproject is the largestwindfarmdevelopedinaderegulatedmarket inCanada and does not receive the benefit from an eco‐energy incentive nor anypowerpurchaseagreement.TheProjectreceivedallapprovalsneededtodevelopitspotential including an approval from the Alberta Utility Commission (AUC) toconnecttothenearby240kVtransmissionline.
TheProjecttookanewapproachtodevelopingwindfarms.Insteadofbuildingthefacilitywherethewindpotentialisconsideredthestrongest,theBlackspringRidgeIWind project utilized new technology to use the potential of less desirable windareas. This also allowed the facility to be built near an existing transmission line,which in turn reduced the scope and capital costs of construction. The site mapbelowshowstheturbine locations,collectionsystems,projectsubstation,AltaLinknew240kVtransmissionlineandAltaLinkswitchingstationtoconnecttheprojecttotheexistingtransmissionlines.
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Collectorsystem:BlackspringRidgeWindprojecthastwophases:BSRIAandBSRIBof150MWeach.Eachphasehassixcollectionfeedersconnectingtoitsownmainpowertransformerinthesubstation.The collector system is an underground systemwith one aerial section. The totallengthofthecollectorsystemisapproximately160kmofthree‐phasecircuits.
The typical connectionofwindturbine in thecollectorsystem is illustrated in thefollowing single line diagram. Approximately fourteen (14) wind turbines, ortwenty‐five(25)MW,areconnectedtoonefeeder.Eachfeederisconnectedtothesubstation and can be isolated in case of a failure or preventivemaintenance. Inaddition,eachwindturbineisequippedwithaswitchgearandcanbeisolatedfromthecollectorsystem.
BlackspringRidge485Ssubstation:The 240 kV substation was designed to incorporate the production of the entireproject(300MW).Itisequippedwiththefollowingmajorequipment:
‐ Aslackspanconnectingthesubstationtothetransmissionlinelaststructure.‐ One240kVdead‐tankcircuitbreakerandassociatedswitchesto isolate the
projectfromthegrid.‐ Two (2) 200MVA 240‐34.5kV main power transformers manufactured by
HicoAmerica.‐ At the low voltage side of themain transformers, a 34.5kV circuit breaker
1Aand1B,wherethecollectorsystemfeedersareconnected.1042LTransmissionline(byAltaLink):Thetransmissionline1042Lisanew14km240kVlinethatconnectstheTravers554S switching station to the Blackspring Ridge 485S substation. It is a 240kVsingle‐circuit line with 1033.5 MCM ACSR single conductors with an over‐headopticalgroundwireforcommunication.The line was designed to minimise length and landowner impact. Duringconstruction, a helicopterwas used to string the line above identified TraditionalLandUse(TLU)tomitigatetheimpacts.Travers554Sswitchingstation(byAltaLink):The new 240 kV Travers 554S switching substation is dividing the existing line1036L in two circuits and the line between Travers and North‐Lethbridge isrenamedto1041L.Travers554Shasaring‐busconfigurationandisusedtoconnectthenew1042Llinetothegrid.Thesubstationisequippedwiththree300kVcircuitbreaker,switchesandrequiredcommandandprotectionequipment.
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Windfarmcontrolsystem:BlackspringRidgewindfarmisequippedwithamoderncontrolsystemthatallowsthe project to be locally and remotely controlled. The control includes the activepowercontrol,thevoltagecontrol,thefrequencycontrolandthemonitoringoftheentire project. All data collected are stored in a local and remote data historiansystem, in addition to thePhasorMeasurementUnit (PMU) installed asperAESOrequirement.Eachturbineisconnectedviaafiberopticcabletothesubstationcontrolhouse.Asecuredaccesswithamicrowavelinktotheprojectisavailableforremotecontroland monitoring performed by the operator and the owners of the projects. Theprojectisbeingmonitored24/7bytheowneroperationcenter.InordertoprovidetheAESOwithremotecontrolandmonitoring,anotheraccessisavailablewithAltaLink telecomlink.This link isavailable fromtheopticalgroundwireinstalledwiththetransmissionline.At last, thesubstationphysicalaccessandthenetworkaccessaresecuredwithanindustrialsecuritysystemandfirewalls.
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Project Goals
Theproject’sgoalsareasfollows:
1. Speedtodevelopmento SiteSelection Innovation ‐ Innovativestrategy toprioritizeaccess to
a. CreateawarenessoftheviabilityofwindpowerinAlbertaunderthesaleofenvironmentalattributestointerestedmarkets.
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Project Final Outcomes
1. Site Selection Innovation
The project utilized an innovative strategy to prioritize transmission over windresource.ThisbroadenedthesitespecificsearchbeyondfrontiersexploredbyotherwinddevelopersinAlbertaandallowedthisprojecttocompletedevelopmentwhileotherprojectsstalledwaitingforexpensiveandtime‐consumingprovinciallyfundedtransmissionupgrades.AltaLinkinterconnectedthesitethroughusingonlya12kmtransmission build, rather than require any large extension of the network, orextensivenetworkupgrades.
Manywindpowerprojectsarestillwaitingontransmissionavailability.Areviewofthe AESO project list shows that likely over 500 MW of projects are waiting ontransmission access for over 7 years, during the same timeframe as thedevelopment of Blackspring Ridge.1 Many of these projects are waiting ontransmissionthatwillnotbedevelopedforover3years.
a) Saleofenvironmentalattributes(RECs)toPacificGasandElectricovera20‐yearperiod.
b) Innovation in risk reduction: Reduction in capital costs through thefollowing: collaborative EPC contract with Mortenson to understand theproject requirements for commercial viability; and extensive win‐winnegotiationswiththeturbinesupplier,allowingtheturbinesuppliertoopenrecentlyshutdownmanufacturing facilities in theUnitedStates;mitigationofakeyriskbyenteringintoalongterm,multi‐yearserviceandmaintenanceagreementwiththeturbinemanufacturer;developmentofaprojectincloseproximity to existing transmission facilities and reducing cost ofinterconnection,reductioninoperatingcostbyself‐operatingthefacility.
V 100 1.8 MW turbine cut‐out speed adapted specifically for the site
TheVestasV100‐1.8MWturbineisdesignedforlow‐windonshoresites.Itfeaturesagreaterrotordiameterenablingittodeliverhigheroutputatlowwindspeeds.Asa result this technology allows for a greater return on investments, even at sites1 http://www.aeso.ca/21648.html
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wherewindpowerplantshavenotpreviouslybeenprofitable.Thebladeshavebeentried and tested in other wind regimes since 2006, however have never beeninstalledinAlberta.ThistechnologyopensupopportunitiesforprojectsinAlberta.
Alberta’sturbineshavelargelybeeninstalledinClassIorClassI/IIregimes.ClassIis thewindiest sites, thosewith an annual averagewind speed of 10m/s at hubheight. Class II is lesswindy siteswith an averagewind speed of 8.5m/s at hubheight. Class III is for even lower awind sitewith an averagewind speed not toexceed 7.5 m/s. Class IV is for very low‐wind speed sites with an average windspeedof6m/sathubheight.TheBlackspringRidgesiteisaClassII/IIIsiteandisoneofthefirstsitesinthisclasstobedevelopedinAlberta.
Cut‐out speed is defined as the speed atwhich the turbine blades are brought torest.TheVestasV100cut‐outspeedhasbeenimprovedonseveralturbinesfortheBlackspringRidgefacility.Thisincreasestheproductionfromthefacility.
Model yields
The wind resource modeling of the wind farm layout was completed using theVestasV100‐1.8MWat standardandat an improvedcut‐out speed.The impactofincreasing the cut‐out speed is higher electricity production since the turbineoperatesatabroaderrangeofwindspeedsaswellasahigherpercentageoftimethat the turbine is operating. This improves the economics as well as the gridintegration since thewindpower is generatedmore often and fewer adjustmentsarerequiredtobemadeonthepartofthesystemoperator.
The developer wasmindful that success of the venture is only possible with thecooperation of the landowners and the community.Mostwind energy projects inAlbertahaveonlycompensatedlandownersforturbinesinstalledontheirproperty.The developer of Blackspring Ridge noted that this creates a divide betweenlandownerswho have turbines and thosewhomay live in close proximity to theprojectbutwhodonotreceivecompensation.Thedeveloperdesignedauniqueandequitable royalty structure where each landowner among the 45,000‐acre sitesharesinaroyaltypool.Thismodelledtoastronglocalsupportandnolandownerobjections.
Themultipleaspectsofinnovationintheprojecthaveresultedinaprojectthatwasbuiltontime,onbudgetandcommerciallyviable.Noonesingleinnovationcantakethe claim for the result, but rather the combination of all aspectswas key to thesuccess.Thefollowingtablearticulatestheinnovationsandtheircontributiontothefinalresult.
Fasterdevelopment
time
Improvedproject
economics
Increasedenvironmentalattributes
Siteselectioninnovation
Innovativebusinessmodel
Adaptedtechnology
Co‐operativelandownerarrangement
TheaccesstotheCaliforniamarketplaceforsaleofRECswaslimitedandtheBSRprojectwas fortunate to gain access at the time. However, themarket for out‐of‐stateRECshas closed and is not likely to re‐open in the near future. The currentSpecifiedGasEmittersPrograminAlbertadoespayforenvironmentalattributesintheformofCarbonOffsets,howeverthecurrentpricingandtherevocablenatureoftheattributesmakesitdifficulttogenerateattractiveeconomics.
Expected GHG benefits projected over a 10 year period
AGreenhouseGasAssertionreporthasbeencompletedandisattachedtotheFinalOutcomeReportasAppendixB.ThisassertionisbasedontheAlbertaEnvironmentQuantification Protocol for Wind Powered Electricity Generation (March 2008,version1).TheElectricityGridDisplacementFactorhasbeenassessedbasedontheAlbertaElectric SystemOperator LongTermPlan – 2014 to determine the futureemission reductions from the facility. All emission reductions are consideredindirectastheydisplacepowergeneratedfromothersources.
PowergeneratedbytheProjectwillbetrackedontheWesternRenewableEnergyGeneration Information System (WREGIS). All Renewable Energy Certificatesassociated with the project (RECs) each equal to 1 MWh of renewable powergeneration, will be listed on theWREGIS System. Any transfers of ownership orretirementsoftheseRECswillbetrackedontheWREGISsystem.
Over a 10‐year period spanning 2015‐2024, it is estimated that the project willreduceupto5.7million tonnesCO2e theGHGemission inAlberta.Overa20‐yearperiod, the project will generate up to 10.1 million tonnes of CO2e emissionreductionsaveragingover510,000tonnesofCO2ereductionperannum.
Direct impacts from implementation of the project
While these emission reductions are sold to California, the emission reductionsactuallyoccurinAlberta.
Theimprovementsmadeintheprocessandtechnologyservestoreducethetimetodeployment aswell as the potential deployment. Limitations onmarket adoptioninclude available transmission capacity as well as market factors such as powerpricingandenvironmentalattributepricingsuchascarbonoffsetsorRECs.
CanWEAgeneratedanAlbertawindspeedmap(shownbelow)thatshowsacoarserepresentationofthediversityofwindresourceintheprovince.Themajorityofthelands in the south central part of theprovincehavewind speedsbetween6.0‐7.4m/s. It is these projects that can benefit from an improvement in the turbinetechnology.
Case#1‐UltimatePhysicalPotential
The land thathas thecombinationof similarwindspeedsandsuitability forwindfarm development encompasses approximately 6.7% of Alberta, or potentially
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28,000 MW according to the CanWEA Solas Wind Vision Technical OverviewDocument.
Figure1:WindSpeedMapforAlberta2
An improvement in the capacity factor of 1% as a result of these technical andprocess modifications would result in an increase in electricity production of 9TWh/year.
Thisincreaseinelectricityproductionfromanon‐emittingrenewableenergysourcewould create a reduction of 4.4 megatonnes per year. This assumes that theElectricityGridDisplacementFactorisanaverageof0.49tonnes/MWh,aspertheAESOLTO(2014). Integrationof thismuchwindpower in theAlbertagridwouldnotbereasonablegiventhegridsize,capacitylimitationsandlimitedinterties.
Case#2–WindVisionExpectedCase:
TheWind Vision Technical Overview Document indicated a case with 3,198MWinstalled generating a total of 16.7 TWh compared to the base case of 1,391MWgenerating 4.5 TWh. The incremental capacity installed of 1,707 MW generating12.3TWh.A1% improvement inenergyproductionasa resultof technologyand
2 Wind Vision Technical Overview Document – Solas Energy Consulting Inc. 2012 prepared for the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA)
The third scenario studied is using the AESO Long Term Outlook (2014), whichassumes 100 MW growth in the Alberta market for wind power annually. A 1%improvement in energy production as a result of the technical and processimprovementswouldresultincumulativereductionsof338,023tonnesovera20‐yearperiod,or16,901tonnesperyearemissionreductionimprovement.
The project has been successfully built on time and on budget and is currentlyproducing electricity into the Alberta grid and selling RECs into the Californiamarket.
The combination of process improvements and innovations with technologyadaptationandintegrationwaskeyinadvancingthisprojectaheadofotherprojectsandalsoimprovingtheproductionfromtheassetsandenhancingtheeconomicsofthe project. These innovations can transform areaswith lowerwind regimes into
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world‐classutility‐scalewindenergyprojectswheremarketpricingforpowerandenvironmental attributes are attractive. The innovations assist in unlocking thevalueofAlberta’suntappedresourcesandfostergeographicdiversityinwindfarmdevelopment in Alberta. This geographic diversity will allow for integration ofadditionalwindresourcesintheAlbertagridbyaddingdiversitytotheproductionprofilesofwindpowerintheprovince.
Next Steps
The process improvements and innovations will be integrated into bothorganizationsastheycontinuetodevelopcommercialwindfarmprojectsinNorthAmerica.Someoftheprocessimprovementswillbekeyforothertechnologiessuchassolar,hydroandbiomassfacilities.
EDF EN and Enbridge, through their manager, ECDI, provides regular reports tocommunity stakeholdersandhasa fiveyearcommunity fundingprogramstarting2014thatsupportvariouslocalcommunityinitiatives.
ECDI, as Manager, implemented a series of initiativesdesigned to foster communication throughout the projectcycles with all stakeholders such as elected officials,businessowners,privatelandownersandlocalcitizens.
These channels of communication led to a better commonunderstanding of the project by the host communities, inaddition to allowing the company to make the necessaryadjustments to ensure an optimal integration of theBlackspringRidgeWindProjectanditsworkforceintothelocal settings of the Village of Carmangay and VulcanCounty.
CouncilPresentations:Numerouspresentationsweremade to thecouncilsof (i)VulcanCounty,(ii)thetownofVulcanand(iii)thevillageofCarmangay.
Newsletters/Community Boards: Since the start of construction, threeBlackspring Ridge newsletters were distributed to all the homes in the towns ofPicture Butte, Iron Springs, Barons, Carmangay, Champion, Nobleford, MossleighandVulcanthroughCanadaPostmaildropcampaigns.
LiaisonOffice:Aliaisonofficewasestablishedtomeetthecommunityandprojectstakeholdersthroughoutthedevelopmentandconstructionprocessandoperationsphase.Alocalliaisonagentaswellasanexperiencedlandsmanwasmadeavailabletoallproject landownerstoansweranyquestionsorconcerns.Adedicatedphoneline and email address was created to allow for effective and meaningfulcommunicationsbetweentheprojectownersandlocalstakeholders.
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LiaisonCommittee: The first liaison committee meetingwassuccessfullyheldAugust8thattheCarmangaySchoolwith a selected group of project landowners, electedofficials and the Economic Development Officer of theVulcan Business Development Society. The meeting wasfollowedbyasitevisitwiththemembersofthecommitteeand a larger group of guests (elected officials fromsurrounding communities and Lethbridge Collegerepresentatives).
Subsequent Liaison Committee meetings were held on December 5th at theCarmangaySeniorCitizenClubandonApril10thattheCarmangayCurlingRink.
BloodTribe:TheprojectissituatedonthetraditionalterritoryoftheBloodTribe/Kainai and its confederates the Peigan and Siksika. EDF ENCanada and Enbridgecontinued the long history of consultation with the Blood Tribe as the projecttransitionedfromdevelopmenttoconstruction.Inthesummerof2013,membersofthe Blood Tribe, including elders and technicians joined several projectrepresentativestotakepartinablessingceremonyaheadofconstruction.
Duringconstruction,monitorsfromtheBloodTribewereonsitefortheexcavationof15turbinefoundations located innativeprairies.Thosesiteswereofparticularinterests for the Blood Tribe, due to the possibility of vestiges to be discoveredduring thework. Coordinationbetween theCo‐Owners,Mortenson and theBloodTribemonitorswerekeytothesuccessofthisinitiative.
CommunityProjectFunding:This5yearinitiativewaslaunchedinMay2014aftermonths of preparation by the Co‐Owners and Vestas. Community drivenorganizationswillbeabletoapplyforfundingandaselectioncommitteecomprisedofthefundsrepresentativesandlocalstakeholderswillselectandawardthefundseveryyear.
Sponsorships/Donations: In addition to the Community Project fund, EDF ENCanada and Enbridge sponsored or donated to the following various events orcauses:
Media:Workingincollaborationwithlocal,regionalandnationalmediaoutlets,theCo‐Ownerswereabletoensuretheaccuracyoftheprojectinformation.Successfullyutilizingthemediatoprovideaccurateprojectinformationwasacornerstoneofoureducational initiatives. Interviews were conducted with media outlets such asGlobalTV,CTV,TheLethbridgeHerald, theVulcanAdvocate andvarious industrymagazines.
