Nova Scotia Power says it hit highest mark yet for power generated by wind farms

<p>HALIFAX – Nova Scotia Power says it hit a milestone in electrical generation from wind energy last month.</p> <p>The private utility says wind turbine facilities in the province generated 250 megawatts of electricity on April 24, surpassing the previous mark of 235 megawatts set 10 days earlier.</p> <p>The record represented 20 per cent of the province’s electricity generated at midnight on that Sunday.</p> <p>The earlier peak for wind generation happened at 8 a.m. on a Thursday and Nova Scotia Power says that also accounted for 20 per cent of the electricity generated at that time.</p> <p>The province has proposed a legislative amendment requiring that 40 per cent of the province’s energy needs come from renewable resources by 2020.</p> <p>The company has said it has plans to increase the number of wind farm projects in the province and to take on more power from independent producers through feed-in tariffs in order to meet provincial targets. </p> <p>There are more than 100 wind turbines operating in the province.</p> <p>Nova Scotia Power says that on a typically windy day, 10 to 15 per cent of the electricity generated comes from wind power.</p>