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Construction has begun on the 180 MW Armow Wind farm in Ontario

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Siemens Canada announced that it will supply, install and commission wind turbines for Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. (Samsung) and Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Development). The SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines for the Armow Wind project will be located in the municipality of Kincardine. This 180 MW project will generate clean power for approximately 70,000 Ontario homes, and will create over 200 jobs during construction and 15 permanent jobs during operation. LocatedintheTownshipofKincardine, thewindfarmwillutilize91Siemens2.3MW wind turbines, whosetowersandbladeswillbemanufacturedinOntario.

"SiemensisproudtoprovideOntario-madewindturbinesfortheArmowWindpowerproject,” commentsJacobAndersen, headofwindpowerandrenewablesatSiemensCanada. "ThisprojectfurtherdemonstratestheprogressoftheGreenEnergyInvestmentAgreementbetweenSamsungandtheOntariogovernmentandunderscoresthesuccessoftheGreenEnergyActaspartoftheprovince'scommitmenttoeconomicgrowthandenvironmentalsustainability.”

SamsungandPatternsaytheArmowWindprojectisbringingstrongeconomicbenefitstotheKincardinecommunity. Theprojectwillfundalong-termcommunitybenefitsprogram, whichwillsupporteducationandotherinitiatives.

"WehavenowsuccessfullyfinancedandstartedconstructiononfourwindprojectsinOntario, totalingapproximately870MWofwindpower
investmentintheprovince,"saysMikeGarland, CEOofPatternDevelopment.

ArmowWindhasa20-yearpowerpurchaseagreementwiththeOntarioPowerAuthorityandisexpectedtobecompletedinthefourthquarterof2015.





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