Bow Lake Wind Facility

About this Facility

The Bow Lake Wind Facility was developed, owned and operated by the Nodin Kitagan Limited Partnerships, a partnership between the Batchewana First Nation of Ojibways and BluEarth Renewables. In September 2024, the Batachewana First Nation acquired 100% ownership of this facility. We continue to be the proud operators of the Bow Lake Wind Facility.

Stage:

Operating
Technology:

36 – 1.62 MW wind turbines
Capacity:

58.32 MW
Commercial Operation Date:

2015
Power Sales:

Long-term PPA with Independent Electricity System Operator

Project Location

The Bow Lake Wind Facility is located in Algoma district, close to the eastern edge of Lake Superior and south of the Montreal River in an area that has been, and continues to be, used for hydroelectric generation, mining and forestry.

Bow Lake Wind Project

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About Our Partnership

In September 2024, the Batchewana First Nation acquired 100% ownership of the Bow Lake Wind Facility, and BluEarth continues to oversee the operations and maintenance. The Facility first achieved commercial operations in 2015, and at the time of commissioning set the precedent as one of the largest economic partnerships between a First Nation and a wind energy developer in Canada.

Learn more about our approach to working with Indigenous Peoples.

Additional Resources

Acoustic Audit

Acoustic Assessment Report (January 2019)

Consultation Report

Amendment Modification Report

Additional Reports

Renewable Energy Approval

Archeological and Heritage Resources, Tourism

Natural Heritage Assessment

Water Assessment and Water Body Report

Public Consultation

Project Newsletters

Ministry of Natural Resources APRD

Disposition of Crown Land

Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) permits have been obtained during the development phase of the Project for investigative activities such as the installation of meteorological towers, and the undertaking of geotechnical investigations.

The Project will use, to the extent possible, public multi-use roads that have been approved under the Forest Management Planning (FMP) process to reduce the number of new roads required for construction. The FMP roads include existing multi-use roads and approved road locations that have yet to be constructed. Accordingly, approval for these roads have been obtained as part of the forest operator’s approved annual work schedule as part of their Sustainable Forest Management Plan.

As the Project is located predominantly on Crown land, it will require authorization from MNR for disposition of Crown land and to complete the construction work on Crown land. During the construction and operation phases, the Project will obtain all work permits, land use permits, leases, licences of occupation, and easements as required by MNR.

Community Liaison Committee

The Bow Lake Wind Facility established a Community Liaison Committee to provide a forum for information sharing and discussion during construction. The committee facilitated two-way communication between the project team and stakeholders.

The last meeting was held on September 28, 2015.