Cumberland municipal council approved second reading of a development agreement with Elemental Energy on behalf of the Higgins Mountain Wind Farm during a special meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2024.
The project includes approximately 9,074 acres of land accessed from the Higgins Mountain Road and extends south to the Colchester County municipal boundary.
The application from Elemental Energy is to enter into a development agreement to facilitate a wind turbine project of 12 large-scale wind turbines and supporting infrastructure.
The development site consists of five separate parcels of land, all of which have lease agreements with Higgins Mountain Wind Farm LP.
Adjacent properties exhibit a range of rural resource zone uses as well as residential recreation uses at Sutherland Lake in the west and along Highway 4 in the east.
The project extends into Colchester County with five additional turbines.
The application from Elemental Energy was received on June 12, 2023.