capstone WIND POWER FACT SHEET 0516

WIND POWER
OVERVIEW
Capstone has a sizable portfolio of operating wind power facilities in Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario, totalling net 236.3 megawatts
(MW) of installed capacity.
FACILITY
LOCATION
CAPSTONE
OWNERSHIP
TOTAL NET
CAPACITY (MW)
YEAR BUILT
ERIE SHORES
PORT BURWELL,
ONTARIO
100%
99
2006
FERNDALE,
RAVENSWOOD
& PROOF LINE 1
SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA,
ONTARIO
100%
22
2002-2009
SPRINGHILL,
HIGGINS MOUNTAIN,
DIGBY NECK &
FITZPATRICK
MOUNTAIN
CUMBERLAND COUNTY,
NOVA SCOTIA
50% - 100%
7
2006-2009
GLACE BAY
CAPE BRETON ISLAND,
NOVA SCOTIA
100%
20
2007 & 2012
AMHERST
CUMBERLAND COUNTY,
NOVA SCOTIA
51%
16
2012
GLEN DHU
MERIGOMISH,
NOVA SCOTIA
49%
30
2011
SKYWAY 8
WINDFARM
SOUTHGATE,
ONTARIO
100%
10
2014
SAINT PHILÉMON
NEAR THE TOWN OF
SAINT-PHILÉMON CHAUDIÈREAPPALACHES REGION, QUEBEC
51%
12
2015
GOULAIS WIND FARM
ALGOMA DISTRICT OF ONTARIO,
NORTH OF SAULT STE. MARIE
51%
12.5
2015
GREY HIGHLANDS ZEP
MCINTYRE, ONTARIO
50%
5 MW
2016
GANARASKA
ORONO, ONTARIO
50%
18 MW
2016
38 NET MEGAWATTS (MW)
PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT
274 NET MEGAWATTS (MW)
COMBINED CAPACITY OF OPERATING & DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
WIND ENERGY: SAFE, CLEAN, AND
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
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It is recognized universally that wind energy is one of the
safest and most environmentally friendly sources of
electricity available to us today.1
5 -YEAR AVAILABILITY
100
99
98
97
%
97.9%
97.2%
97.3%
97.3%
2012
2013
2014
2015
96.9%
96
95
94
Wind energy provides electricity without emitting
greenhouse gases or air pollutants, and uses no fresh
water to generate electricity— creating a healthier
environment for people and wildlife.1
93
92
91
90
2011
Wind energy is an affordable source of new electricity
and is continuing to improve it’s cost-competitiveness.
YEAR
(1) SOURCE: Canadian Wind Energy Association
DID YOU KNOW?
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Canada is the ninth largest producer of wind energy in
the world with a current installed capacity of 6,500 MW
— representing about 3 percent of Canada’s total
electricity demand.1
Ontario is expected to install more than 5,600 MW of
new wind energy capacity by 2018, creating 80,000
person-years of employment, and contributing more
than $1.1 billion of revenue to municipalities and
landowners in the form of taxes and lease payments
over the 20-year life span of the projects. 1
PERFORMANCE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
($000S UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED)
2014
ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION (GWh)
471.2
2015
554.4
REVENUE
46,607
57,599
OPERATING EXPENSES
(8,884)
(10,747)
ADJUSTED EBITDA
37,691
41,513
CAPACITY FACTOR
31.3%
31.3%
AVAILABILITY
97.3%
97.3%
Canwea believes that wind energy can satisfy 20 percent
of Canada’s electricity demand by 2025. The benefits of
achieving this vision are: 1
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$79 billion in new investment
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52,000 new high quality jobs
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$165 million in annual revenues for municipalities
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Reducing Canada’s annual greenhouse gas emissions
by 17 megatonnes
GLACE BAY
MERIGOMISH
SAINT PHILÉMON
ALGOMA DISTRICT
(1) SOURCE: Canadian Wind Energy Association
CUMBERLAND
COUNTY
SOUTH BRUCE
PENNINSULA
PORT BURWELL
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Capstone's mission is to provide investors with an attractive total return from
responsibly managed long-term investments in core infrastructure in Canada and
internationally. The company's strategy is to develop, acquire and manage a portfolio
of high quality utilities, power and transportation businesses, and public-private
partnerships that operate in a regulated or contractually-defined environment and
generate stable cash flow. Capstone currently has investments in utilities businesses
in Europe and owns, operates and develops thermal and renewable power generation
facilities in Canada with a total installed capacity of net 466 megawatts. Please visit
www.capstoneinfrastructure.com for more information.
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