Our Projects
The Evidence
At Sequoia Energy we know we can build a healthier world with wind and other renewable energies.
While these energy sources will not be the answer for every challenge we face, they WILL make a significant difference at a time when every sustainable and renewable contribution helps reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and reduces carbon emissions.
At Sequoia Energy Inc. we’ve seen firsthand how renewable energy can make a difference in a community. Our first venture into wind energy led to the development of a 99-megawatt wind farm in 2002 in St. Leon, Manitoba - at the time, the largest wind farm in Canada.
The erection of 63 wind turbines – enough to meet the energy demands of 35,000 homes - meant that 51 farming families over 7,300 hectares (18,000 acres) saw a new and regular cash injection into the family farm income, expected to reach $10 million (Cdn) over 25 years. Jobs were created during the wind farm construction and 15 new jobs, in a community of 120, remained to manage the ongoing operations of the wind farm.
The two local municipalities the wind farm straddles will see $20 million in increased property tax revenues over 25 years. And local businesses benefited from increased traffic as the wind farm became a tourist attraction.
Repeating these successes in communities through Canada and the Mid-Western United States is the Sequoia Energy commitment.
“A recent survey showed that 88 percent of Canadians believe that wind energy can play a role in economic development and job creation.”
Canadian Wind
Energy Association
“Wind energy works—for America’s economy, environment, and energy security…
Support for wind enhances national energy independence, promotes rural economic
development, contributes to energy price stability and
helps address global climate change.”
American Wind
Energy Association