Plutonic, GE unit commit to buy Canada wind farm


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Dokie Wind Farm, a 144 MW renewable energy project in northeastern British Columbia, advances via GE Energy Financial Services and Plutonic acquisition, targeting 2011 completion, 340 GWh output, wind power integration, and carbon emissions reductions.

 

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British Columbia’s largest wind project under construction, acquired by GE and Plutonic, delivering 144 MW and 340 GWh annually.

  • 144 MW initial capacity; expandability to 300 MW.
  • Partners: GE affiliate 49%, Plutonic affiliate 51%.
  • Estimated $225M capex; completion targeted early 2011.

 

Plutonic Power Corp and a unit of General Electric Co said that they had committed to buying the Dokie Ridge wind project in western Canada after completing a due diligence investigation.

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GE Energy Financial Services and Plutonic, a small Canadian hydro-electric producer, announced on June 1 that they planned to buy the uncompleted 144-megawatt B.C. wind project from EarthFirst Canada, which filed for creditor protection last year.

Since then the partners, who have submitted bids for hydroelectric projects before, have been combing through the project's books, extending the due diligence several times.

GE and Plutonic plan to complete the acquisition in early November, with construction expected to be finished in early 2011 at an estimated cost of $225 million (US$210 million).

A GE affiliate will hold 49 percent and a Plutonic affiliate 51 percent of the Dokie partnership.

The project, which is in northeastern British Columbia and could be expanded to 300 MW of power, is the largest wind farm under construction in the Canadian province.

This is GE and Plutonic's first wind farm venture to date. They are already partners in hydroelectric projects in British Columbia.

EarthFirst has reported that the Dokie project, once completed, would generate 340 gigawatt-hours of power annually — enough electricity to meet the annual needs of 34,000 homes and avoid more than 229,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions from a coal plant.

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