NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2016 49.9899° N, 120.1005° W Welcome to Wind

The first wind power facilities in the Okanagan region of . Located on Crown land, the projects are being developed in collabo- ration with the , and the Indian Band.

Once operational, the Okanagan Wind projects will represent approximately 6% of British Columbia’s installed wind capacity, helping to green the province’s electricity grid.

The Okanagan Wind projects were developed by Zero Emission Energy Developments, Inc. and are sponsored by InstarAGF Asset Management Inc., a Canadian-based owner and operator of essential infrastructure assets.

Our mission is to deliver clean electricity as safely and efficiently as possible, with maximum value to our stakeholders and the local economy.

49.9899° N, 120.1005° W ELECTRICITY WILL BE THE POWER FACILITIES TOTAL INSTALLED SOLD TO BC HYDRO ARE EXPECTED TO BE CAPACITY WILL BE UNDER A 40-YEAR OPERATIONAL BY 30 MEGAWATTS PURCHASE AGREEMENT EARLY 2017 QUICK FACTS

THE FACILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO GENERATE THE 10 SENVION TURBINES WILL APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MWH ANNUALLY: HAVE A HUB HEIGHT OF 100 METRES ENOUGH ELECTRICITY TO POWER THE EQUIVALENT OF APPROXIMATELY 9,000 HOMES

Happy from the team atHolidays Okanagan Wind

Preparing to become operational Preparations have continued for the Okanagan Wind facilities to become operational in 2017, with construction now complete on all ten wind turbines at Pennask and Shinish. THIS MONTH Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season, and a happy New Year! The final electrical commissioning at Pennask is complete, and the substation is now fully operational. Over the next few weeks the final commissioning for the wind turbines at Shinish will be completed. Did You Know? Okanagan Wind Scholarship + Wind farms are designed to last for 25 years and longer, We are happy to announce the first three recipients of the contributing much-needed electricity supply as well as Okanagan Wind Scholarship, an annual scholarship awarded to environmental benefits students from the Penticton Indian Band, Upper Nicola Band, and Westbank First Nations. + Unlike thermal sources of electricity production, such as coal or nuclear power, wind turbines generate electricity IN THE COMMUNITY Congratulations to our 2016 scholars from the Penticton without consuming or contaminating fresh water, or Indian Band: depleting natural resources

+ Shaylene Dekock, fourth year of the Applied + At 30 MW, the Okanagan Wind projects will reduce BC’s Science – Electrical Engineering bachelor program at the greenhouse emissions by 96 million litres a year – the University of British Columbia equivalent volume of 32 Olympic-sized swimming pools + Celia Louie, first year of the Environmental Natural Resource Technician Diploma program at the Nicola Valley + BC currently has about 489 MW of installed wind power Institute of Technology capacity, representing about 1.6% of electricity demand + Rebecca Kruger, second year of the Associate of Arts [SOURCE: Canadian Wind Energy Association] program at Okanagan College, transitioning into the Bachelor of Education program for Speech Therapy + Between 15,000-17,000 additional jobs could be created if the $1.3 billion taxpayer subsidies currently provided to We’re tremendously excited to be able to support students in the oil industry were invested in renewable energy or the Penticton Indian Band community, and wish Shaylene, Celia energy efficiency [SOURCE: Blue Green Canada] and Rebecca all the best in their future studies!

NEWSLETTER | DECEMBER 2016 CONTACT:

Brian Arsenault Owner’s Construction Manager, Okanagan Wind Mobile: 1.587.432.6244 [email protected]

For more information on the Okanagan Wind projects or to learn more about the benefits of wind energy, please visit okanaganwind.ca

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