Des Neiges Wind Farm: Quebec's Green Energy Push

0:00Construction has kicked off on the massive DeNegas, wind farm northeast of Quebec City, backed by a $3 billion investment. The first two phases pack in 114 turbines to crank out 800 megawatts, enough clean power for 140,000 homes. This joint effort from Hydro-Cobec, Borrelex, and Energear sits on Seminary-Day-Cobec land in the Charlevoire region. A potential third phase could boost output to 1,200 megawatts, helping Hydro-Cobec hate his target of adding 10,000 megawatts, of wind by 2035, on top of its current 4,000. Quebec premiere Francois Legault showed up for the launch, calling Energear the world's top issue in a global race, even name-dropping the U.S. He sees it as Quebec's ticket to economic dominance next century. These leaders from in-new and wind-act communities gave it props for a respectful partnership process. During peak build time, it will employ 500 workers across 1,600 square kilometers.

1:02Each turbine stands 200 meters tall, with 7 megawatts capacity, and Hydro-Cobec locked in rates below 7.8 cents per kilowatt hour. The South sector goes live by late 2027, Charlevoire following in 2028, positioning Quebec as a green energy powerhouse, ready to power the future. Stay informed with Canada News today, AI-powered updates, I'm Corey with The Story.