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The project includes 48 Vestas V90 wind turbines, a switchyard and transmission lines at a total project cost of $228 million. The project is on-time and on-budget.
The Dokie Wind Project represents Plutonic Power's first wind project. Upon completion, it will be the largest wind farm in British Columbia.
The project is being constructed by Mortenson Canada Corporation, a leading North American wind energy contractor, using a mix of their own personnel, local hires and local subcontractors.
The Dokie Ridge area - near Chetwynd, BC - is considered to be one of BC's best wind power assets in terms of generation potential. The existing network of provincial roads, logging roads, and rail corridors is ideal for transporting the turbine components which can weigh as much as 70 metric tonnes.
Dokie Wind Project "B" roll footage (Courtesy of Eagle Vision Video Productions Ltd.)
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Still images of Dokie Wind Energy Project:
("Untitled.jpg" and "Untitled2.jpg" are courtesy of Eagle Vision Video Productions Ltd.)
Additional still images are available in Plutonic Power's "Dokie Ridge August 2009" photoset on Flickr.
Project Benefits
Environmental Benefits
- Zero GHG (Green House Gas) emissions
- No pollution or wastes created
- Displaces energy produced by "brown" (oil, gas & coal) sources
- Energy produced from a renewable resource (wind)
- Small environmental footprint
- Little impact on fish, vegetation, bird or wildlife habitat
- Creates economic activity remote areas
- Business venture opportunities created for First Nations and local communities
- Employment opportunities created for First Nations and local communities
- Local tax revenue generated
- Construction and long term jobs created
- Helps reduce British Columbia's reliance on electricity imports from Alberta and the U.S.
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