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Outlaw Trail Wind Project

Why now?Electricity is the second largest source of emissions in Saskatchewan, responsible for 22% of total provincial emissions in 2013.

The Saskatchewan government is currently looking for opportunities to reduce emissions. They have committed to increasing renewable energy generation to 50% by 2030 through investments in wind, solar and geothermal technologies. BluEarth intends to bid the project into the upcoming SaskPower Request for Proposals (RFP) process, which would award long-term generation contracts for wind energy projects. If offered a contract in the RFP, and if BluEarth meets all the necessary approvals subject to the Ministry of Environment, Outlaw Trail may begin construction as early as 2018.


Why here?There are several factors in choosing sites for wind projects. The Outlaw Trail site was chosen for the following reasons:

• A strong wind resource

• Close to existing power line infrastructure with enough capacity to take electricity generated from the project

• Compatible with existing land uses

• Suitable terrain

• Supportive landowners


Community Benefits • Employment. The jobs that are created during construction include: land surveying, road construction, electrical and communication networks, excavation, concrete and aggregates supply and installation, foundations, assembly of turbines, and material transportation. The project will also require permanent employees during operations

• Boosting the local economy. Construction site services, supplies, components and contractors will be sourced locally to the extent feasible, subject to meeting quality, quantity, cost, and workmanship requirements. Some workers may also require accommodations and services while working on the project

•Additional long-term tax revenue. Over the course of the project’s life span, it will provide ongoing contributions to the Rural Municipality’s tax base without requiring municipal services such as water and wastewater services

• Renewable energy. Renewable energy provides clean, sustainable electricity and helps to support climate change policies


Project Overview • Proposed on both private and crown lands, the wind project is located in the Rural Municipalities of Happy Valley (No. 10) and Hart Butte (No. 11) approximately 5 Km north of Big Beaver Hamlet and 22 km south of Bengough

•This project has the potential to supply Saskatchewan’s electricity grid with up to 200 megawatts (MW) of clean, renewable electricity

•The project’s key components include: roads, wind turbine generators, a transformer station, and a collection system

• BluEarth is committed to consulting with and involving stakeholders in the decision-making process for proposed facilities

Hart Butte No. 11

Happy Valley No. 10

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Environment

Environmental Studies

• BluEarth has designed studies in consultation with Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment, which are currently underway

•The 2016 studies will consist of surveys for bats, birds, amphibians, snake hibernacula, wetlands, rare plants and the Heritage Resource Impact Assessment

• Future studies may include sound, visual change and shadow flicker

•Once completed, the Ministry of Environment will review the results as part of the Environmental Assessment process to ensure any potential effects have been addressed

Post-construction monitoring • A post-construction monitoring plan (PCMP) will be developed in consultation with the Ministry of Environment prior to project becoming operational

•The PCMP typically consists of bird and bat mortality searches and other wildlife surveys as required by regulators

•The findings of the studies will be shared with the Ministry of Environment, and if required, mitigation measures will be implemented

Pre-construction monitoring

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For more information on

BluEarth and the Outlaw Trail

Wind Project, visit:

bluearthrenewables.com/outlawtrail

[email protected]

1.844.214.2578

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