Gros-Morne Wind Farm

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Gros-Morne
Gros-Morne Wind Farm
CountryCanada
Location Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec
Coordinates 49°20′N65°44′W / 49.333°N 65.733°W / 49.333; -65.733
StatusOperational
Commission date Phase I: 2011
Phase II: 2012
Owner Cartier Wind Energy
Power generation
Units operational141
Make and modelGE 1,5 sle
Nameplate capacity 211.5MW
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The Gros-Morne Wind Farm is a large 211.5 megawatt (MW) wind farm comprising 141 1.5MW wind turbines that provides electricity to over 40,000 homes. [1] [2] It is located about 50 kilometers north-west of Gaspe, Quebec and it is owned and operated by Cartier Wind Energy. The wind farm was constructed in 2 phases, the first phase, involving 100.5 MW and 67 wind turbines, was completed on November 29, 2011. Construction of phase II involved 111MW and 74 wind turbines, and it was finalized on November 6, 2012. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gros-Morne Description Cartier". www.cartierenergie.com. Cartier Énergie Éolienne. Archived from the original on June 29, 2010. Retrieved 17 Oct 2014.
  2. ↑ "Gros morne : Innergex met en service le plus important parc éolien au Canada". ici.radio-canada.ca. 6 November 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 17 Oct 2014.
  3. ↑ "Gros-Morne Statistical Summary". www.cartierenergie.com. Cartier Énergie Éolienne. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved 17 Oct 2014.
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