Jardin d'Eole Wind Farm
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The Jardin d'Eole Wind Farm is a 127.5 megawatt (MW) wind farm, located in Saint-Ulric
, near Matane
, Quebec
. It is owned and operated by Northland Power
.
The wind farm began commercial operations in December 2009. The project uses 85 General Electric
1.5-MW wind turbines.
The Jardin d'Eole Wind Farm sells electricity to Hydro-Québec
under a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement. The project was completed 11 days ahead of schedule and well within its $268 million total budget.
Saint-Ulric, Quebec
Saint-Ulric is a municipality in Quebec....
, near Matane
Matane
Matane is a city in Quebec, Canada.Matane may also refer to:*Matane , Quebec*Matane Regional County Municipality, Quebec*Matane River, Quebec*Paulias Matane, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. It is owned and operated by Northland Power
Northland Power
Northland Power Inc. , is a Canadian corporation that currently owns or has an economic interest in nine power generation assets in Canada—primarily Ontario and Québec—Germany, and the United States. Overall, the firm controls assets that generate about 818 MW of electricity. Approximately 80% of...
.
The wind farm began commercial operations in December 2009. The project uses 85 General Electric
General Electric
General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...
1.5-MW wind turbines.
The Jardin d'Eole Wind Farm sells electricity to Hydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec....
under a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement. The project was completed 11 days ahead of schedule and well within its $268 million total budget.
See also
- List of onshore wind farms
- List of wind farms in Canada
- Wind power in CanadaWind power in CanadaAs a means of pumping water and generating electricity in remote locations, wind power has a history in Canada dating back many decades, particularly on prairie farms. The amount of electricity generated by wind in Canada remains, however, small compared to other sources such as hydroelectricity...