This 23.5 MW capacity project is located on the private lands of the Seigneurie de Beaupre, in the Cote-de-Beaupre region, Quebec.
Ms. Parise Cormier, Cote-de-Beaupre RCM Warden, "thanked its partner Boralex for its exceptional collaboration in the completion of this community wind farm, which will create a regional development fund to implement a sustainable development plan for the Cote-de-Beaupre communities." In addition, Ms. Cormier thanked the Seminaire de Quebec, which authorized the wind farm’s construction on its private lands.
Patrick Lemaire, Boralex President and CEO, pointed out that "the experience gained from the construction of the previous Seigneurie de Beaupre development phases made optimal completion of the community wind farm project possible, in addition to its commissioning two weeks ahead of schedule."
Covered by a 20-year contract with Hydro-Quebec, project construction resulted in direct impacts of over $2 million for the Cote-de-Beaupre region. As a project partner, Cote-de-Beaupre RCM will also benefit from annual average net revenues of $800,000.
Note that the 23.5 MW Cote-de-Beaupre wind farm, whose ownership is shared by Cote-de-Beaupre RCM (49%) and Boralex (51%), is part of Seigneurie de Beaupre Wind Farms, with total contracted capacity of 365 MW — making it one of Canada’s largest wind power projects to date. The 272 MW Phase I, commissioned in late 2013, and 68 MW Phase II, commissioned in late 2014, are Boralex and Gaz Metro | Valener consortium projects.
