Hydro-Quebec Approves 2,004 MW Of Wind-Power Farms
Hydro-Quebec said Monday it accepted 15 bids from groups aiming to develop a total of 2,004 megawatts of wind-generated electricity that would come on stream from 2011 to 2015. Capital outlays for the wind farms is estimated at C$5.5 billion ($5.4 billion), including C$1.1 billion for transmission infrastructure, the Quebec-owned utility said. The projects are dispersed across a wide swath of the province, from south of Montreal, up along both sides of the St. Lawrence River toward the Gaspe and North Shore regions.