Where we operate:
What we operate:
TransAlta has 21 wind farms1, including 907 wind turbines with the capacity to generate 1,419 megawatts (MW) of wind power — this is the equivalent of powering more than one million homes. Wind is now 15.2 per cent of our total generating capacity. TransAlta was the first large-scale utility company to invest in wind energy, including the first wind projects built in Canada.
In 2013, we entered the United States wind market, acquiring our 144 MW Wyoming Wind facility, and acquired our 50 MW Lakeswind facility in Minnesota in 2015. These acquisitions support the overall strategy of growing TransAlta’s renewables platform and diversifying our presence in the U.S. It also allows us, as Canada’s largest wind operator, to bring our expertise and experience to the U.S.
Learn more about our newest Canadian wind facility, Kent Breeze, as well as our new Lakeswind facility in Minnesota.
(1) Castle River includes seven turbines at another site, Kent Hills includes two sites and Le Nordais includes two sites
Ardenville
- Location: Fort Macleod, AB
- Country: Canada
- MW: 69
- Ownership: 100%
- Revenue: Merchant
- Operator: Yes
- On-Stream: 2010
Blue Trail
- Location: Fort Macleod, AB
- Country: Canada
- MW: 66
- Ownership: 100%
- Revenue: Merchant
- Operator: Yes
- On-Stream: 2009
Castle River
- Location: Pincher Creek, AB
- Country: Canada
- MW: 44
- Ownership: 100%
- Revenue: Merchant
- Operator: Yes
- On-Stream: 1997
Cowley North
- Location: Pincher Creek, AB
- Country: Canada
- MW: 20
- Ownership: 100%
- Revenue: Merchant
- Operator: Yes
- On-Stream: 2001
Kent Breeze
- Location: Thamesville, ON
- Country: Canada
- MW: 20
- Ownership: 100%
- Revenue: LTC
- Operator: Yes
- On-Stream: 2011
Kent Hills
- Location: Kent Hills, NB
- Country: Canada
- MW: 167
- Ownership: 83%
- Revenue: LTC
- Operator: Yes
- On-Stream: 2008
Lakeswind
- Location: Rollag, MN
- Country: U.S.
- MW: 50
- Ownership: 100%
- Revenue: LTC
- Operator: Yes
- On-Stream: 2014
Le Nordais
- Location: Matane, QC
- Country: Canada
- MW: 98
- Ownership: 100%
- Revenue: LTC
- Operator: Yes
- On-Stream: 1999
Macleod Flats
- Location: Fort Macleod, AB
- Country: Canada
- MW: 3
- Ownership: 100%
- Revenue: Merchant
- Operator: Yes
- On-Stream: 2004
McBride Lake
- Location: Fort Macleod, AB
- Country: Canada
- MW: 75
- Ownership: 50%
- Revenue: LTC
- Operator: Yes
- On-Stream: 2003
Melancthon
- Location: Shelburne, ON
- Country: Canada
- MW: 200
- Ownership: 100%
- Revenue: LTC
- Operator: Yes
- On-Stream: 2006
New Richmond
- Location: New Richmond, QC
- Country: Canada
- MW: 68
- Ownership: 100%
- Revenue: Quebec PPA
- Operator: Yes
- On-Stream: 2013
Sinnott
- Location: Pincher Creek, AB
- Country: Canada
- MW: 7
- Ownership: 100%
- Revenue: Merchant
- Operator: Yes
- On-Stream: 2001
Soderglen
- Location: Fort Macleod, AB
- Country: Canada
- MW: 71
- Ownership: 50%
- Revenue: Merchant
- Operator: Yes
- On-Stream: 2006
Summerview
- Location: Pincher Creek, AB
- Country: Canada
- MW: 70
- Ownership: 100%
- Revenue: Merchant
- Operator: Yes
- On-Stream: 2004
Summerview 2
- Location: Pincher Creek, AB
- Country: Canada
- MW: 66
- Ownership: 100%
- Revenue: Merchant
- Operator: Yes
- On-Stream: 2010
Wolfe Island
- Location: Wolfe Island, ON
- Country: Canada
- MW: 198
- Ownership: 100%
- Revenue: LTC
- Operator: Yes
- On-Stream: 2009
Wyoming Wind
- Location: Evanston, WY
- Country: U.S.
- MW: 144
- Ownership: 100%
- Revenue: LTC
- Operator: No
- On-Stream: 2003