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Jardin d'Eole Wind Farm
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The Jardin d'Eole Wind Farm is a 127.5 megawatt (MW) wind power plant, 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 project will sell electricity to Hydro-Quebec under a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement that was awarded to Northland Power in the 2003 Hydro-Quebec Call for Tenders for wind power. The project will also receive a portion of the federal EcoEnergy incentive for wind power for 10 years.The Jardin d'Eole Wind Farm was built by Borea Construction ULC. In total, the project represents an investment of over CAN $100 million in the Gaspesie economy and an additional $20 million in the Quebec economy outside the Gaspesie, and will provide ongoing employment to 10 local service and operations staff.
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