By Patrice Bergeron Construction on a major wind farm northeast of Quebec City has been officially launched, with an investment of $3 billion. The first two phases of the Des Neiges wind farm \u2014 the southern sector and the Charlevoix sector \u2014 will comprise a total of 114 turbines and generate 800 Megawatts of wind energy, enough to power 140,000 homes. The project by Quebec’s hydro utility, Boralex, and \u00c9nergir \u2014 the largest natural gas distributor in the province \u2014 is to be located on the grounds of the S\u00e9minaire de Qu\u00e9bec in the Charlevoix region. The third phase, if completed, will bring the farm’s output to 1,200 Megawatts and contribute Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec’s goal of adding 10,000 MW of wind power to its current portfolio of 4,000 MW by 2035. When… <\/p>\n
By Patrice Bergeron Construction on a major wind farm northeast of Quebec City has been officially launched, with an investment of $3 billion. The first two phases of the Des Neiges wind farm \u2014 the southern sector and the Charlevoix sector \u2014 will comprise a total of 114 turbines and generate 800 Megawatts of wind energy, enough to power 140,000 homes. The project by Quebec’s hydro utility, Boralex, and \u00c9nergir \u2014 the largest natural gas distributor in the province \u2014 is to be located on the grounds of the S\u00e9minaire de Qu\u00e9bec in the Charlevoix region. The third phase, if completed, will bring the farm’s output to 1,200 Megawatts and contribute Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec’s goal of adding 10,000 MW of wind power to its current portfolio of 4,000 MW by 2035. When... <\/p>\n