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Wind turbine deliveries to continue until at least end of month

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More deliveries are being made to the Wedgeport Wind Farm.

The new project is being developed by Elemental Energy. They’re planning to build 12 turbines, each measuring 30 metres tall, at a site on Black Pond Road. Elemental Energy says the project should provide enough power to fuel 30,000 homes.

The blades are being brought in from Mulgrave and Sheet Harbour, and some components of the turbines measure nearly 300 feet long. 

The delivery route follows Highway 334, 3 and 104, but extends further northeast through the province. 

According to Elemental Energy spokesperson Jonathan Turner, there isn’t currently a schedule available for when deliveries will be made, but he expects most of them to be in the late morning and early afternoon.

“Our current schedule is for deliveries to be completed by the end of August,” said Turner in an email to Acadia News. “But this is subject to delivery schedules, availability of delivery vehicles and coordination with provincial escort vehicles.”

Previously, deliveries have caused concerns centered around traffic delays and fire safety. In July Highway 103 was closed after an incident involving a turbine blade.

Pubnico Wind Farm Fire 2026

Wind turbine blazes in West Pubnico night sky

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A wind turbine caught fire in West Pubnico on the evening of July 21.

According to Devin d’Entremont of the West Pubnico Fire Department, firefighters arrived on the scene shortly after 9 p.m. and fought the blaze until nearly 1 a.m.. 

The cause of the fire is currently unknown, and d’Entremont said he’s unsure if there are further threats of the turbine catching or spreading fire. He said they had someone stationed at the windmill overnight to monitor the situation as there was still the potential of flare ups.

“At this moment, I don’t know, but that’s where I’m headed right now to see,” said d’Entremont. “For the public, stay away from the area because there is loose debris, and falling debris could be a safety concern.”

D’Entremont said he would be reaching out to the owners of the wind farm to coordinate an investigation of how the fire started.

The wind farm is owned by NextEra Energy Canada, and according to multiple sources had a similar fire that destroyed another wind turbine in 2019.

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N.S. greenlights massive wind energy project in Guysborough County

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Wind farm developers in Guysborough County have received environmental approval from the province to build up to 158 turbines.

The Ocean Lake Wind Project is planned to be the largest approved in Nova Scotia to date.

Once up and running, it will generate about 1,264 megawatts of clean energy, which is enough to power over 400,000 homes. It will also reduce Nova Scotia’s annual greenhouse gas emissions by about 1.94 million tonnes – the equivalent of taking about 420,000 gas-powered cars off the road, according to government officials.

They say construction is expected to begin near the communities of New Harbour, Goldboro, Larry’s River, Lundy, and Roachvale in 2029, and will take about 5 years to complete.

The project will create between 400 and 500 construction jobs, and another 40 to 50 people will be hired for operations. The project is expected to generate about $11 million in annual tax revenue for the Municipality of the District of Guysborough.

Ocean Lake Wind Project developers must comply with 61 terms and conditions designed to protect the environment and human health.