Friday, May 30, 2025
ACCIONA Energía has announced the start of commercial operations at Forty Mile Wind Farm in Alberta. It is one of Canada’s 10 largest wind farms and the largest facility of its kind that ACCIONA Energía has built to date in North America.
Forty Mile is a 280 Megawatt (MW) wind farm that features 49 Nordex turbines, each with a capacity of 5.7MW and a tower height of 108-metres. The wind farm will reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 600,000 metric tons per year, equivalent to planting 25 million of trees.
Located approximately 6 kilometeres east of Bow Island, in the County of Forty Mile No. 8, the Forty Mile Wind Farm is ACCIONA Energía’s fifth project in Canada.
The project will generate enough clean energy to power more than 85,000 homes.
Beyond delivering clean energy, the Forty Mile Wind Farm has a direct positive economic impact on the local communities where the project is located. During peak construction, the project created over 200 direct jobs, and it will maintain 25 full-time positions for ongoing operations and maintenance.
In addition, the project is expected to contribute more than $133 million in property tax revenues over its lifetime, benefitting public services and local communities, and it is providing financial support to local non-profit organizations, such as the Bow Island Food Bank, Root Cellar Food & Wellness Hub and the Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society.
ACCIONA Energía has been operating in North America for 20 years, where it boasts a current installed capacity of 3.45 GW of renewable energy in different technologies, including solar, concentrated solar power, wind and battery energy storage system (BESS).
ACCIONA Energía is the largest 100 per cent renewable energy company with no fossil legacy in the world. It has 15.4GW of renewable energy and presence in 24 countries. With 30 years of experience, ACCIONA Energía offers a complete portfolio of tailor-made energy solutions for its corporate and institutional clients to meet their decarbonization goals.
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