| ExPlace Wind Turbine | |
|---|---|
 The Toronto WindShare ExPlace turbine viewed from Ontario PLace. | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Location | Exhibition Place, Toronto |
| Coordinates | 43°37′49.5″N 79°25′29.3″W / 43.630417°N 79.424806°W |
| Status | Commissioned |
| Construction began | December 16, 2002 |
| Commission date | January 23, 2003 |
| Construction cost | CAD$1.8 million |
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| Wind farm | |
| Type | Onshore |
| Hub height | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Rotor diameter | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 |
| Make and model | Lagerwey Wind LW 52 |
| Annual net output | 1000 MWh |
| External links | |
| Website | windshare |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The ExPlace Wind Turbine is a 91-metre (299 ft) tall wind turbine located on the grounds of the Exhibition Place co-owned by the WindShare for-profit co-operative and Rankin Construction Inc.. It is the first wind turbine installed in a major North American urban city centre,[1] and the first community-owned wind power project in Ontario.[2] WindShare itself was officially launched in February 2002 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was created by the non-profit Toronto Renewable Energy Co-operative (TREC) which was incorporated in 1998. TREC continues to exist as a separate non-profit entity.[3]
- ^ "Canada's First Urban Wind Turbine - Not Your Average Windmill". Toronto Hydro. 2006-02-06. Archived from the original on 2008-03-30. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ^ "Explace turbine information on the Windshare website". Archived from the original on 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ^ "About | TREC | Renewable Energy". www.trec.on.ca. Retrieved 2021-07-12.