Written by Jim Elliot for Yukon News
Published April 6, 2024
Operators say four turbines have been generating power since early March
The new wind turbines installed on Haeckel Hill-Thay T’äw. PHOTO: GBP Creative
The four wind turbine array on Haeckel Hill overlooking Whitehorse has entered commercial power production and is now sending power to the Yukon grid, according to the company that operates it.
The turbines are operated by Eagle Hill Energy Limited Partnership (EHELP) which is wholly owned by Kwanlin Dün First Nation’s development corporation Chu Níikwän LP. As such, the project is 100-per-cent Indigenous owned. The project has been named for the traditional name for Haeckel Hill: Thay T’äw which means “Golden Eagle Nest” in Southern Tutchone.
EHELP has issued periodic updates to the public, including information about the construction of the turbines last summer and a notice that final testing was being undertaken last December. The total cost of the project was $29.8 million with almost all of it coming from a variety of federal government programs.
Project operators claim the project is capable of four megawatts of power generation and will have an estimated service life of 25 years. The estimates provided by the company state that over the project’s lifetime it will produce the equivalent power of about 40 million litres of diesel. A notice issued April 2 states that the turbines have been operational and generating power for the grid since March 8.
The focus of the wind-energy project is to provide additional energy during the windy and cold months when power demand is highest and the Whitehorse grid is most dependent on fossil fuels.
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About Eagle Hill Energy LP (EHELP)
Eagle Hill Energy LP is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chu Níikwän Limited Partnership (CNLP), the development corporation of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation. CNLP works to grow the equity and resources of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation by investing in strategic opportunities to generate wealth for the future benefit of all citizens.
The name Eagle Hill Energy is a reference to the traditional Kwanlin Dün place name for the hill known today as Haeckel Hill. As told by KDFN Elder Louie Smith, the mountain was traditionally known as Thay T’äw, or “Golden Eagle Nest,” in Southern Tutchone, named for the giant golden eagle that made its nest on the summit.
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