About the Project
The Rose Valley Wind Energy Project (“Rose Valley” or the “Project”) located approximately 30km Southeast of Assiniboia, SK, in the Rural Municipality of Excel No.71, Saskatchewan. Project development was initiated by Rose Valley Wind LP (an affiliate of Potentia Renewables Inc.).
The Rose Valley Wind Energy Project is a wind energy facility sized to provide up to 200 Megawatt (“MW”) of energy. It occupies approximately 22,000 acres of land. A map of the Project area showing preliminary infrastructure locations is available here. The Project will be bid into SaskPower’s 2024 RFP for 200MW of Wind Energy in the South-Central Zone.
Rose Valley has been selected as a preferred proponent in SaskPower’s 2024 Request for Proposals for new wind generation in the South-Central Zone and will now move forward into development. Further details are available here.
Community Engagement and Open House
We recently hosted our second Open House for the Rose Valley Wind Energy Project on March 20, 2025, in Willow Bunch. The Project team met with community members in person and addressed their inquiries regarding the Project, as well as provided updates on Project changes since the first open house. The second Open House poster boards are available for viewing here.
We are committed to listening to and engaging with the community, and if the Project is viable, we aim to set up a Community Liaison Committee (CLC). If you are interested in the CLC or know someone who would be interested and would like to receive more information, please contact us below.
Furthermore, a Community Benefits Fund (CBF) will be established prior to the commercial operation date of the Project. The CBF will contribute $45,000 to the local community annually for the duration of the 3-year Project lifespan. As the Project continues to develop, we will provide additional information on the specifics of this fund in the near future.
The first Open House for the Project was hosted in Willow Bunch on September 7, 2023. Materials from the first Open House are still available for viewing here.
Project Schedule
Project location
The Rose Valley Wind Energy Project is located approximately 30km Southeast of Assiniboia, in the Rural Municipality of Excel No.71, Saskatchewan.
The Provincial Government has approved 700MW of new renewable generation to be added in the South-Central Zone by 2027, including both wind and solar. SaskPower intends to procure two 200MW wind projects to help meet goal to reduce CO2 emissions by 50 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. In 2024, the Project bid into the SaskPower process for 400MW of new wind generation in the South-Central Region, which will be a large contributor to SaskPower’s plan to add up to 3,000 MW of new wind and solar generation by 2035.
The Rose Valley Wind Project was selected as a preferred proponent in this competitive process and will now move forward into development.
When the wind blows, the blades of the wind turbine generate lift which turns the rotor, spinning a generator inside the nacelle and generating electricity. Modern wind turbines range anywhere from 100 to 125 metres in hub height, and each of the 3 blades can range between 60 and 80 metres in length. Each foundation, or “Turbine Pad,” typically takes up to one acre of land.
The wind turbines are connected by an underground electrical collector system that meets at the substation. The electricity is then converted to the correct voltage and exported to the SaskPower transmission system for people to use.
Each turbine will have its own access road. Depending on the location of the turbines, each access road may span 30 to 700 metres in length from a main or range road to the Turbine Pad. Each Access Road is typically 6 metres in width.
Temporary laydown and storage areas, a permanent operations and maintenance building, and upgrades of local roads may also be required.
Contact the Rose Valley Wind Team
Julia Cushing, Director, Development & Origination
jcushing@potentiarenewables.com
437-990-4721
Monica Ramondino, Associate Project Manager, Development & Origination
mramondino@potentiarenewables.com
437-929-6835
General Information
info@rosevalleywindproject.com