Blue Hill Wind Facility

One of the largest wind facilities in Saskatchewan to date, and the first large-scale wind farm approved under the province’s Environmental Assessment Act, the project utilizes 35 giant Siemens Gamesa SG 5.0-145 5 MW turbines and generates enough electricity to support the needs of 70,000 Saskatchewan homes.

Located on private land between Herbert and Neidpat, outside of avoidance zones identified in the wildlife siting guidelines for Saskatchewan wind farms, a new 230 kV power line was constructed by SaskPower to connect the facility to the power grid.

Construction of the facility started in August 2019 and it achieved commercial operation in April 2022. All renewable power generated by the project is sold to SaskPower under a 25-year power purchase agreement.

Further information on the project can be found on Algonquin’s website.