Posted AT 8:06 PM EDT on 05/05/08
Quebec spurs rush in wind power
QUEBEC and TORONTO — Quebec, long a world leader in the generation of hydroelectric power, is now set to become one of the continent's biggest wind power developers.
Premier Jean Charest yesterday approved 15 bids for $5.5-billion in projects that would provide 2,004 megawatts by 2015, calling the development “the largest tender for wind-powered energy ever awarded in a single block in North America.
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