Sinnott

The Sinnott wind facility in southern Alberta includes four turbines, each producing 1.3 megawatts of power and is situated directly west of Pincher Station.

The Nordex N60 turbines turbines are mounted on 46 metre towers and operate in wind speeds of up to 100 km/h. One of these turbines, operating for about 35 minutes, generates enough electricity to power a typical home for a month. Each year, the Sinnott facility generates close to 17,500 megawatt-hours of electricity.

TransAlta owns and operates the Sinnott facility through its wholly owned subsidiary Canadian Hydro Developers.

Environmental highlights

The Sinnot wind facility has a UL ECOLOGO® Certification for Renewable Energy.