Hydro-Québec will purchase 300MW produced by wind farmslocated in the Bas St-Laurent and Gaspésie les-de-la-Madeleine regions, and150 MW from others across Québec. It stipulates that 350MW of that amount beconnected to its grid by 1 December 2017.

The energy price including the cost of transmission plus balancingservice and firming capacity, must not exceed 9 cents per kWh in 2014 dollars.  

The projects will have to meet content rules as follows:

*A 60% minimum of project costs must bespent in Québec, including those for installation of wind turbines.

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