The
projects
are
the
result
of
a
2003
request
for
proposals
by
provincial
utility
Hydro-Quebec
to
supply
the
province
with
1GW
of
new
wind
power
by
2012.
GE
says
its
local
supply-chain
manufacturing
and
supplier
partners
in
Quebec
have
been
integral
to
its
success.
In
Ontario,
11
projects
will
use
GE
turbines
that
will
deliver
1.2GW
of
wind
energy
by
2015.
The
company
will
need
to
meet
local-content
criteria
there
as
well.
“Our
strengths
in
Ontario
are
a
true
differentiator
for
our
wind
business,”
says
Victor
Abate,
vice
president
of
renewable
energy
at…
