Toronto, September 17 ? On Saturday September 15th, Schneider Power Inc celebrated the dedication and phase two groundbreaking of their wind farm expansion project on Manitoulin Island. Thomas Schneider, CEO, Schneider Power Inc. was joined by Brent St. Denis, MP Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, Mike Brown, MPP Algoma-Manitoulin and Richard Stephens, Reeve, Central Manitoulin at the ceremony.

We were honoured to be joined at our celebration by so many members of the community. The support and involvement of the community has been invaluable to the success of this project. Schneider Power remains dedicated to generating clean, environmentally-friendly electricity and we are proud of this world-class project at Providence Bay.? said Bernd Schneider, Chairman of Schneider Power Inc.

Brent St. Denis, MP, Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing agreed, ?I would like to
congratulate Thomas and Bernd Schneider and Schneider Power on this eventful
groundbreaking and dedication ceremony here in Manitoulin. Renewable resources are vitally important and the Providence Bay wind farm will continue to be a great addition to our community.?

The Providence Bay Wind Farm is a small-scale, low-impact wind farm near Providence Bay & Spring Bay on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. It is approximately 400 acres and currently has two Enercon wind turbines with a unit generating capacity of 800 kW each. The wind farm?s second phase will see the installation of an additional three 2.3 Megawatt machines. The total generation capacity will be up to 10 MW.

The wind farm will also house a public information centre that will feature information and
learning materials on renewable energy, wind farm operations and energy conservation.

We are pleased that Schneider Power has chosen our municipality for its latest wind farming generation project. It?s something we support and will continue to support along with other Schneider ventures,? said Richard Stevens, Reeve of Central Manitoulin.

Schneider Power Inc. is one of Canada's leading pure-play developers and owners of wind
power projects. With an experienced management team, in-house development capabilities
and access to wind turbines, the company has been able to successfully take advantage of the significant increase in Government calls for renewable electricity generation.

Image Information: from left to right, The Hon. Brent St. Denis (MP Algoma-Manitoulin), Thomas Schneider (President/CEO, Schneider Power Inc.), Bernd Schneider (Chairman, Schneider Power Inc.) and Reeve Richard Stephens (Twp. of Central Manitoulin).

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For more information, please contact
Thomas Schneider
President and CEO
Schneider Power Inc.
Tel: 416.847.3724 x223
Email : t.s@schneiderpower.com