million tonnes of emissions from coal-fired generation and 931,745 tonnes of emissions from natural gas generation every year. All power generated by the project was to be sold to the Ontario Power Authority under a 20-year minimum Power Purchase Agreement. Under Ontario's Green Energy and Green Economy Act adopted in May 2009, offshore wind facilities of any size will receive a 19¢ per kilowatt hour (kWh) Feed-in tariff. Key attributes Mean wind speed of 9.0 m/s at 100 m hub height based on data collected by both LIDAR and Meteorological Mast wind-measuring devices, along with 36 years of data collected on Main Duck Island; Water depth ranging from 2 to 40 m (6 to 130 ft); Power density of 938 W/m3; Close proximity to major grid interconnection points (28 km); Average wave height of less than 1 m (3.2 feet) 94% of the time from April to November; Low/zero visibility from mainland shore or nearby major islands. Approvals process and current status Trillium Power followed Ontario's Renewable Energy Approval process. As of February 11, 2011, when the project was cancelled, Trillium Power had completed 105 studies, reports and regulatory actions including, but not limited to: avian, aquatic, geophysical, ice, wave, navigation, noise, etc. The first round of public consultations were held in Napanee, Ontario, Picton, Ontario and Cape Vincent, New York in early July 2010. The TPW1 site was to be located on provincial Crown Land secured through Ontario's Windpower Site Release and Development Program via an embedded Land Use Permit (LUP). All offshore wind power projects were cancelled/suspended by the Ontario government, in February 2011 prior to Trillium Power's imminent closing of a $26 million tranche of equity financing on February 11, 2011 at 3:00 pm. The claim by Trillium Power vs. Ontario was initially struck down by a motions judge and was then appealed to Ontario's highest court, the Ontario Court of Appeal. The Appeal was heard on March 22, 2013. On November 12, 2013, the three judges of the Ontario Court of Appeal rendered their decision whereby they found Trillium Power's case could proceed on the claim of misfeasance in public office. On February 28, 2014, the Ontario Government filed a Statement of Defense. Additional projects TPW1 was to be the first of Trillium Power's four unique offshore wind developments in the Great Lakes. Trillium Power's additional sites include: Trillium Power Wind 2, The Great Lakes Array