Carleton Wind Farm

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Carleton Wind Farm
Carleton Wind Farm
CountryCanada
Location Carleton-sur-Mer, Quebec
Coordinates 48°06′N66°08′W / 48.100°N 66.133°W / 48.100; -66.133
StatusOperational
Commission date 2008
Owner(s) Cartier Wind Energy
Power generation
Units operational73
Make and modelGE 1,5 sle
Nameplate capacity 109.5 MW

The Carleton Wind Farm is a 109.5MW wind farm comprising 73 1.5MW wind turbines spread over 5,000 hectares. [1] It began commercial operations in November 2008. It is located near Carleton-sur-Mer, Quebec, and it is owned and operated by Cartier Wind Energy. [2]

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  1. "Projects". www.boreaconstruction.com. Retrieved 15 Oct 2014.
  2. www.cartierenergie.com http://www.cartierenergie.com/en/cartier-energie.aspx?sec=15 . Retrieved 15 Oct 2014.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[ title missing ]