SUNCOR/ACCIONA WIN BID TO BUILD ONTARIO WIND POWER PROJECT.

Suncor Energy Products Inc. and ACCIONA Energia, through its wholly owned subsidiary EHN Wind Power Canada Inc., have been selected by the Ontario government to build a 76-megawatt wind power project near Ripley, Ontario.

The Ripley Wind Power Project will include construction of 38 wind turbines east of Lake Huron in Huron-Kinloss Township. The project is expected to have the capacity to generate enough zero-emission electricity to power 22,000 homes and offset approximately 66,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually. Project cost is estimated at approximately $165 million.

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