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Gros Morne Wind Farm

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Country
  
Canada

Make and model
  
GE 1,5 sle

Owner
  
Cartier Wind Energy

Status
  
Operational

Nameplate capacity
  
211.5MW

Units operational
  
141

Gros-Morne Wind Farm

Location
  
Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec

Commission date
  
Phase I: 2011 Phase II: 2012

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. 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.

References

Gros-Morne Wind Farm Wikipedia