Castle River

The Castle River facility is located near Pincher Creek, Alberta, southwest of Pincher Creek airport.

With 60 turbines, the Castle River facility has a total capacity of 44 megawatts. Seven additional turbines producing 3.78 megawatts are located nearby.

This facility started with a single turbine that began operation in November 1997. Subsequent units were installed between June 2000 and July 2001.

Castle River wind facility is wholly owned by TransAlta.

TransAlta gratefully acknowledges Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) for its support for this project through the eco Energy for Renewable Power (eERP) program.

Environmental highlights

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