Alterra Power Corp., the Vancouver-based independent power producer, says it qualified up to 1.7GW of US wind projects for the full production tax credit (PTC), an ambitious portfolio that includes the 200MW Vestas turbine deal announced last week for the Flat Top project in Texas.

Alterra, a growing player in the North American renewables market, commenced “on-site and off-site project activities” for US wind projects that will total between 1.2GW