An official groundbreaking ceremony was held yesterday, Tuesday, October 19 for the new Wheatland Wind Project northeast of the Village of Hussar.
The project received approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission in September 2018 and will be built some 30 kilometres southeast of the Town of Drumheller; it will consist of 24 turbines, an underground collection system, substation, and an operations and maintenance building.
It is anticipated the project will be operational by the end of 2022 and will create some 200 jobs during the construction phase, with between five and 15 permanent jobs created once fully operational. Stakeholders of the project, including Potentia CEO Jeff Jenner, Wheatland County Reeve Amber Link, and outgoing, long-time Wheatland County Councillor Ben Armstrong attended the groundbreaking.
