Okanagan Region
Chinook PowerOkanagan Region
Bulman Site
Location
Okanagan District of BC, 30 kilometres southeast of the town of Kamloops.
Area
5,000 hectares
Characteristics
Prominent interior mountain plateau averaging 1,500m in elevation; vegetation is spruce and pine; active block logging.
Permitting
An Investigative License for wind energy assessment has been issued by the BC Government.
Wind Resource
Wind is unidirectional and hub height speeds average 7.0m/s.
Potential Capacity
Up to 150MW
Stakeholders
Community of Kamloops, First Nations.
Status
Investigative stage to confirm wind speed and energy output.
Plateau Site
Location
Okanagan District of BC, 40 kilometres south southeast of the town of Kamloops.
Area
5,000 hectares
Characteristics
Prominent interior mountain plateau averaging 1,390m in elevation; vegetation is spruce and pine; active block logging
Permitting
An Investigative License for wind energy assessment has been issued by the BC Government.
Wind Resource
Wind is strongly unidirectional and hub height speeds average 7.0m/s.
Potential Capacity
Up to 100MW
Stakeholders
Community of Kamloops, First Nations.
Status
Investigative stage to confirm wind speed and energy output.
Munro Site
Location
Okanagan District of BC, 15 kilometres south southeast of the community of Peachland.
Area
5,000 hectares
Characteristics
Prominent interior mountain plateau averaging 1,500m in elevation; vegetation is spruce and pine; active block logging.
Permitting
An Investigative License for wind energy assessment has been issued by the BC Government.
Wind Resource
Wind is bi-directional and hub height speeds average 7.0m/s.
Potential Capacity
Up to 175MW
Stakeholders
Community of Peachland, First Nations.
Status
Investigative stage to confirm wind speed and energy output.
Apex Site
Location
Okanagan District of BC, 10 kilometres northeast of the community of Keremeos.
Area
5,000 hectares
Characteristics
Undulating high interior mountain ridge averaging 1,900m in elevation; vegetation is sparse spruce and pine.
Permitting
An Investigative License for wind energy assessment has been issued by the BC Government.
Wind Resource
Wind is bi-directional and hub height speeds average 7.0m/s.
Potential Capacity
Up to 90MW
Stakeholders
Community of Keremeos, Hedley, First Nations.
Status
Investigative stage to confirm wind speed and energy output.