Cowley North

The Cowley North wind facility is located in southern Alberta.

It consists of 15 turbines, each producing 1.3 megawatts of power and is built directly north of the now decommissioned Cowley Ridge wind facility. Each year, the Cowley North facility generates close to 53,500 megawatt-hours of electricity.

The Nordex N60 turbines have a 60-metre diameter rotor mounted on 46-metre towers. They operate in wind speeds of up to 100 kilometres per hour. One of these turbines, operating for about 35 minutes, generates enough electricity to power a typical home for a month.

The Cowley North facility operates as Cowley Ridge Wind Power Inc. TransAlta owns the Cowley North facility through its wholly owned subsidiary Canadian Hydro Developers.

Environmental highlights

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