Located approximately 40 kilometers southeast of Ottawa, ON near the South Nation River, the Nation Rise Wind Farm is situated in the Municipality of North Stormont within the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry. The area is mainly comprised of agriculture land predominantly used for dairy farming, corn, and soybeans.
The Nation Rise Wind Farm was submitted in the 2015 Large Renewable Procurement I (LRPI) facilitated by the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO). In March 2016, the Nation Rise Wind Farm was a Selected Proponent in the IESO's LRP I and was awarded a contract to provide Ontario with 100MW of clean, renewable energy. The project was granted its Renewable Energy Approval (0871-AV3TFM) on May 4th, 2018.
Construction activities on Nation Rise Wind Farm have been stopped as a result of the unprecedented decision issued by the Ontario Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to revoke Nation Rise’s Renewable Energy Approval (REA).
On May 14, 2020, EDP Renewables Canada Ltd. (EDPR) announced that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Divisional Court) has reinstated the Renewable Energy Approval (REA) for the Nation Rise Wind Farm. In its reasons, the Court stated that “this is a case where the Minister’s decision is not reasonable and does not deserve deference. The decision does not meet requirements of transparency, justification, and intelligibility, as the Minister has failed to adequately explain his decision.” The Court concluded, “this is a rare case in which the Minister’s decision should be quashed and the decision of the ERT should be reinstated.”
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Updates can be found on the project update website accessible below.
Development
Development of Nation Rise Wind Farm began in 2012 with the construction of one 60 meter meteorological tower. Since then the EDPR Canada development team has constructed an additional 100 meter meteorological tower and secured more than 12,000 acres through land agreements with approximately 70 local individuals and farming families.
Community Engagement
The EDPR Canada Development team presented the Nation Rise Wind Farm project to the municipality of North Stormont on October 9th, 2012 and February 17th, 2015. Members of the project team have also been present at the Crysler Farm and Seed Show. An open house information session was held May 7th, 2015 with over 200 area residents in attendance.
The EDPR team is continuing public outreach through our next open house information session to be held in the fall of 2016. See our Communications Engagement Plan (English or Francais) for more information.
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Project Documents
- Acoustically Equivalent Turbine - Enercon E138 EP3, 3.44 MW (NR2)
- Condition A9 – MECP Acknowledgement Letter
- Updated Turbine Specifications Report
- Updated NIA Summary Tables
- Project Update Notices
- October Construction Update Meeting Notice
- Avis de séance d’information sur la construction (octobre)
- August Construction Update Meeting Notice
- Avis de séance d’information sur la construction (Août)
- July Construction Update Meeting Notice
- Avis de séance d’information sur la construction (Juillet)
- Project Update Notice – 1 May 2019
- Avis de mise à jour du Projet – 1 mai 2019
- REA Supplementary Reports and Approvals
- Emergency Response Plan – Primary Construction
- MECP Letter of Approval – Condition R1, Geotechnical Reports
- Geotechnical Report – Wind Turbine Generator Foundations
- Geotechnical Report - Substation
- Geotechnical Report – Overhead and Underground Collection System
- Geotechnical Report – MET Tower
- Geotechnical Report – Pre-Construction Road Condition Survey Data
- Groundwater Monitoring Program
- MECP Letter of Approval – Groundwater Monitoring Program
- Water Well Complaint Response Procedure and Contingency Plan
- MECP Letter of Approval – Water Well Complaint Response Procedure and Contingency Plan
- Pre-Construction Well Survey Report
- MECP Letter of Approval – Pre-Construction Well Survey Report
- REA Condition R1 – Geotechnical Report Scope of Work
- MECP Letter – Geotechnical Report Scope of Work
- MECP Letter of Approval – Stormwater Management Plan, Erosion and Sediment Control Plan, Spill Control and Response Plan
- Stormwater Management Plan
- Erosion and Sediment Control Plan
- Spill Control and Response Plan
- MECP Letter of Approval – Turbidity Sampling Program
- Turbidity Sampling Program
- Emergency Response Plan – Operations
- Emergency Response Plan – Early Construction Works
- REA Modification Report and Notices
- Renewable Energy Approval – Modification Report
- Nation Rise Notice of Proposed Change (FR)
- Nation Rise Notice of Proposed Change (EN)
- Community Liaison Committee (CLC)
- Agenda of CLC Meeting #4
- Notice of CLC Meeting #4
- Avis de Rencontre #4 pour le CLC
- Meeting Minutes CLC Meeting #3
- Presentation CLC Meeting #3
- Agenda of CLC Meeting #3
- Nation Rise CLC Public Inquiry Form
- Notice of CLC Meeting #3
- Avis de Rencontre #3 pour le CLC
- Meeting Minutes CLC Meeting #2
- Presentation CLC Meeting #2
- Agenda of CLC Meeting #2
- Notice of CLC Meeting #2
- Avis de Rencontre #2 pour le CLC
- Meeting Minutes CLC Meeting #1
- Agenda of CLC Meeting #1
- Notice of CLC Meeting #1
- Avis de Rencontre #1 pour le CLC
- CLC Terms of Reference
- Public Enquiry Register – (Updated September 5, 2019)
- Notice of Formation of Community Liaison Committee
- Avis de Formation du Comité de Liaison Communautaire
- CLC Member Application Form
- Formulaire de demande de membres pour le CLC
- Draft Shadow Flicker Study – Request from CLC Meeting #4
- Renewable Energy Approval (REA)
- Renewable Energy Approval
- Renewable Energy Approval Application
- Second REA Open House Boards – June 27, 2017
- REA Notices
- Invitation for REA Open Office Discussion
- Notice of Posting to the Environmental Registry – November 15, 2017 [English]
- Avis de Publication au resgistre environnemental – 15 novembre 2017 [Français]
- Notice of Draft REA Reports and Public Meeting – April 20, 2017 [English]
- Avis des rapports préliminaires de l'APER et d'une rencontre communautaire – 20 avril 2017 [Français]
- Notice of Draft Site Plan – March 17, 2017 [English]
- Avis d’un Plan d’Aménagement Préliminaire - 17 mars 2017 [Français]
- First REA Open House Notification - December 13, 2016 [English]
- Nation Rise Avis de Rencontre Communautaire - 13 décembre 2016 [Français]
- Notice of a Proposal and Notice of Public Meeting – October 25, 2016
- REA Draft Site Plan
- Draft Site Plan and Noise Impact Assessment – March 15, 2017 [English]
- Map – Notice of Draft Site Plan [English]
- Carte - Avis d’un Plan d’Aménagement Préliminaire [Français]
- REA Reports - Final
- Project Description Report (Final)
- Construction Plan Report (Updated)
- Decommissioning Plan Report (Final)
- Consultation Report (Final)
- Consultation Report – Appendix B – Aboriginal Consultation
- Consultation Report – Appendix C – Public Consultation
- Consultation Report – Appendix D – Municipal Consultation
- Consultation Report – Appendix E – Agency Consultation
- REA Design and Operations Report - Final
- Design and Operations Report (Final)
- Appendix A – Site Plan Maps (Final)
- Appendix B - Turbine Specification Report (Final)
- Appendix C - Stage 1 and Stage 2 Archaeological Assessment (Final)
- Appendix D - Heritage Impact Assessment (Final)
- Appendix E1 - Natural Heritage Records Review Report (Final)
- Appendix E2 - Natural Heritage Site Investigation Report (Final)
- Appendix E3 - Natural Heritage Evaluation of Significance (Final)
- Appendix E4 - Natural Heritage Environmental Impact Study Report (Final)
- Appendix E5 - Natural Heritage Bird and Bat EEMP (Final)
- Appendix F - Water Body and Water Assessment Reports (Final)
- Appendix G - Noise Impact Assessment (UPDATED June 17th, 2019)
- NIA Summary Tables
- Appendix H - Property Setback Assessment (Final)
- Large Renewable Procurement (LRP I)
- LRP I Notices
- Notice of Public Community Meeting – August 6th, 2015
- Notice of Public Community Meeting – IESO Template August 6th, 2015
- LRP I Documents
- Site Considerations Review (Revised August 27th, 2015)
- Site Considerations Review (Revised August 6, 2015)
- Site Considerations Review (Revised July 8, 2015 Version)
- Community Engagement Plan [English]
- Plan de consultation de la communauté [Français]
- North Stormont Public Community Meeting Summary Report
- Water Well Investigation Reports
- Complaint 10-10-2019 – Investigation Assessment