Canada's New Government Invests in Largest Wind Energy Project in the Province of Quebec

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http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=776501

Oct 02, 2007 09:41 ET

Canada's New Government Invests in Largest Wind Energy Project in the Province of Quebec

QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Oct. 2, 2007) - The Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, today announced that the Baie-des-Sables Wind Energy Project, completed by Cartier Wind Energy, will receive more than $31 million, over ten years, under the ecoENERGY for Renewable Power initiative. Minister Lunn made the announcement at the Canadian Wind Energy Association of Canada (CanWEA) Conference in Quebec City.

"Canada must find a balance between energy production and the protection of our health and the environment," said Minister Lunn. "Funding for the Baie-des-Sables Wind Energy Project sends a clear signal that our government is committed to increase the supply of clean, renewable energy for Canadians while helping Canada's wind power industry grow."

The Baie-des-Sables Wind Energy Project has 73 General Electric 1.5-megawatt turbines, with a total capacity of 109.5 megawatts. This is the first of six projects planned by Cartier Wind Energy. When all the projects are operational, Cartier Wind Energy will be the largest producer of wind power in the province of Quebec, with a capacity of some 740 megawatts.

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[tuvor]

1. This "new government" is nearly two years old.

Time to lay that tired label to rest.

[applegrove]

2. I hope they use that label in the next election. Canadians hate their

Orwellian speak. It will be like a large bull's eye.