Analyzing the wind capacity factor for Alberta’s 50 wind farms, and what it means for Saskatchewan

Analyzing the wind capacity factor for Alberta’s 50 wind farms, and what it means for Saskatchewan

Wind turbines near Drumheller. Photo by Katrina Zinchuk With Enbridge moving forward with permit applications on its Seven Stars Energy Project at Weyburn, one of the questions often asked about wind power generation is how much power does it actually produce? While SaskPower puts out very little data, just a 24-hour daily average of megawatts output for the entire fleet, Alberta puts out enormous volumes minute-by-minute of data. (Pipeline Onli…