Canadian energy company Capital Power aims to start construction in late 2016 or early 2017 on the stalled 200MW Black Fork wind farm in Ohio.
Capital took over the project in 2014, when it acquired Element Power US in a $69m deal that included 10 wind and four solar developments.
The developer is meeting with all property owners trying to renew their leases, Capital business development manager Bill Behling told Richland County commissioners.
Ohio regulators approved the 91-turbine project in 2012, but it was delayed by legal challenges. The state supreme court affirmed the site permit in late 2013.
The Ohio Power Siting Board in August granted a request to add two new turbines – the Vestas 2MW V110 and GE 2.3MW-107 models – to the already approved Vestas 1.8MW-V100, GE 1.6MW xle and Siemens SWT-2.3MW-101 machines.
The Black Fork project area spans 20,000 acres in Crawford and Richland counties and would interconnect to the grid at the 138kV Howard substation. Capital is working on a road use agreement with Richland County.
Image: Capital Power’s Kingsbride 1 wind farm in Ontario (Capital Power)
