The Springhill Wind Projects consist of three wind farms in Nova Scotia: Higgins Mountain, Springhill and Digby Neck.

Springhill Wind Farm
Capacity: 2.1 MW

The Springhill Wind Project is located south of the town of Springhill, Nova Scotia. Springhill consists of one Vensys V62 wind turbine and one AWE-54 wind turbine. The Vensys turbine has been in operation since January 2006 and the AWE turbine is in the final stages of commissioning. All electricity produced is sold to Nova Scotia Power under a long-term power purchase agreement. All lands for the sites are leased under a series of long term, extendable leases with local landowners. The potential staged expansion in the order of 20 MW continues to be evaluated.

Digby Neck
Capacity: 0.9 MW

The Digby Neck turbine is located near the village of Tiverton, 25 km south of Digby, Nova Scotia. The project consists of one AWE-54 wind turbine in the final stages of commissioning. All electricity produced is sold to Nova Scotia Power under a long-term power purchase agreement. All lands for the sites are leased under a long term, extendable lease with a local landowner.

Higgins Mountain I Wind Farm
Capacity: 3.6 MW

The Higgins Mountain I Wind Project is located in the Cobequid Mountain range approximately 1.5 km southeast of Westchester Station. Higgins I consists of three operating Vensys V62 wind turbines. All electricity produced is sold to Nova Scotia Power under a long-term power purchase agreement. All lands for the sites are leased under a series of long term, extendable leases with local landowners. A full Environmental Assessment of the project was completed and approved by the Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour in October 2006.

Higgins Mountain II Wind Farm
Capacity: 250 MW

The Higgins Mountain II Wind Project provides a potential for up to 250 MW of additional wind farm capacity on lands adjacent to the Higgins I site. The expansion covers approximately 9,000 acres of land, with peaks as high as 300 meters above sea level. The wind resource analysis at the site commenced in December 2004, providing a very good understanding of the potential energy output. The environmental assessment work is expected to be completed in 2009, and extensive stakeholder consultations have taken place. Grid interconnection is expected to occur approximately 12 km south of the site onto the 138 kV NSPI transmission line. Confederation Power Inc. believes the long-term potential for expansion at the site is strong, with expansion options including staged developments combined with traditional power purchase agreement and merchant power opportunities into the Maritimes and the US northeast.