PROJECTS

The Mount Hays Wind Farm

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Background Information

Mount Hays Wind Farm Limited Partnership was awarded an Electricity Power Agreement ("EPA") from BC Hydro as part of the 2006 Clean Power Call. Katabatic Power Corp. is the limited partner and the developer of this project. Mount Hays Wind Farm Inc. is the general partner. The EPA is a 25 year agreement to provide the utility with electricity from the Mount Hays Wind Farm.

Project Details

The Mount Hays Wind Farm will be located on a 731 hectare parcel of land on the southern slope of Mount Hays, approximately 4 km south of Prince Rupert, British Columbia. It will generate electricity from 18 wind turbines, each capable of producing 1.5 megawatts (MW) of electricity for a project total of 27 MW. Once in operation, the wind farm will produce enough electricity for 10,000 homes from a renewable, clean energy source. Major project components include:

Access roads from the existing road to the turbine sites
Buried interconnection cables along the access roads between turbines and to the substation located within the wind farm boundaries
Overhead transmission cable connecting the wind farm to the existing British Columbia Transmission Corporation grid

The wind farm site consists of two prominent ridgelines generally oriented north-south where the 18 turbines would be located. While the proposed project is located on a relatively large parcel of land, only a small percentage will be physically disturbed by construction. An existing access road and grid system are significant advantages to this site. They greatly reduce the impact of the project on the environmental due to reduced land clearing requirements.

This site is ideal for producing wind power and was selected as one of the ten best sites for wind development in British Columbia by BC Hydro*. The location was also independently assessed by Helimax Energy Ltd. as part of a 2002 study on BC Wind prospects.

First Nations

Katabatic Power Corp. has a commercial agreement with the Metlakatla First Nation and has been working with the Lax Kw'alaams First Nation and Gitxaala First Nation to share information about the project and build commercial relationships.

Please contact our project team for further information at info@katabaticpower.com

*source: Green Energy Report, 2002

** CFT documents are available at www.bchydro.com