Bear Mountain Wind Park

View south of substation

The Bear Mountain Wind Park is an electricity generating wind farm facility located near Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada. It is owned by Bear Mountain Wind LP and began operations in November, 2009. ^{[1] [2]} BC's first operating wind farm has a generating capacity of 102 megawatts. It uses 34 turbines in a single row along Bear Mountain ridge. The turbines are Enercon E-82. ^[3]

See also

• List of wind farms in Canada

References

1. Rhyno, Crystal (7 August 2009). "Bear Mountain project launched". The Daily Herald-Tribune. p. 5. Retrieved 26 July 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. AltaGas (2 November 2009). "AltaGas' Bear Mountain Wind Park Goes Live" (Press Release). AltaGas . Retrieved 26 July 2025.
3. "Retrieved 2009-12-26". Archived from the original on 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2009-12-27.

Further reading

• Fletcher, Tom (16 April 2009). "Ottawa still tilting at windmills". The Aldergrove Star. p. A6. Retrieved 26 July 2025– via Newspapers.com.
• Dodge, David (13 April 2015). "'Awesome Dawson' lights way". Edmonton Journal. p. 39. Retrieved 26 July 2025– via Newspapers.com.
• Eagland, Nick (13 April 2015). "Wind energy projects stuck in doldrums". The Province. Retrieved 26 July 2025– via Newspapers.com.

55°42′N120°26′W / 55.700°N 120.433°W / 55.700; -120.433