The Seigneurie de Beaupré Wind Farms, also known as just the Seigneurie de Beaupré, is a wind farm complex located in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. The original "Seigneurie 2 & 3" wind farm was developed by Boralex and Gaz Métro in 2013.[1]
| Seigneurie de Beaupré Wind Farms | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Location | La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec |
| Coordinates | 47°22′20″N 70°51′39″W / 47.37222°N 70.86083°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | Phase I: 2013 Phase II: 2014 Phase III: 2015 |
| Owners | Boralex (50%) Gaz Métro (46.8%) La Côte-de-Beaupré (3.2%) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 164 |
| Nameplate capacity | 363.5 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | https://www.seigneuriedebeaupre.com/ |
Description
editSeigneurie de Beaupré is composed of three adjacent wind farms that operate as single unit. Wind farms 2, 3, and 4 are under the co-ownership of Boralex and Gaz Métro while the "Côte-de-Beaupré" wind farm is co-owned by Boralex and the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality. The wind farm complex has undergone multiple expansions, the most recent being the 23.5 MW Phase III expansion completed in 2015.
Wind farm "SBx", a proposed expansion of the Seigneurie de Beaupré wind farm complex, would increase its installed capacity by another 300 MW to 663.5 MW.[2]
| Name | Installed capacity (MW) |
Units | Owners | Year | Status | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seigneurie 2 & 3 (Phase I) |
272 | 126 | Boralex (50%) Gaz Métro (50%) |
2013 | Operational | [3] |
| Seigneurie 4 (Phase II) |
68 | 28 | Boralex (50%) Gaz Métro (50%) |
2014 | Operational | [4] |
| Côte-de-Beaupré (Phase III) |
23.5 | 10 | Boralex (50%) La Côte-de-Beaupré (50%) |
2015 | Operational | [5] |
| SBx (Phase IV) |
300 | ? | ? | TBD | Proposed | [6] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Seigneurie de Beaupré Wind Farm". Power Technology | Energy News and Market Analysis. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "Le projet - Parcs éoliens de la Seigneurie de Beaupré". www.seigneuriedebeaupre.com. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "En bref - Parcs éoliens de la Seigneurie de Beaupré". www.seigneuriedebeaupre.com. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "En bref - Parcs éoliens de la Seigneurie de Beaupré". www.seigneuriedebeaupre.com. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "En bref - Parcs éoliens de la Seigneurie de Beaupré". www.seigneuriedebeaupre.com. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Le projet - Parcs éoliens de la Seigneurie de Beaupré". www.seigneuriedebeaupre.com. Retrieved 2020-01-20.