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The Dokie Ridge Wind Farm is a
wind farm A wind farm or wind park, also called a wind power station or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used Wind power, to produce electricity. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundre ...
located near
Chetwynd, British Columbia Chetwynd is a district municipality located on the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. Situated on an ancient floodplain, it is the first town eastbound travellers encounter after emerging from the Rocki ...
, Canada (about 1,100 km northeast of
Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
). It was put into commercial operation in 2011. The facility has a generating capacity of 144 megawatts and is produces 320 to 340 gigawatt-hours of energy per year. . Electrical engineering consulting services are provided by Lex Engineering Ltd. BC Hydro announced the project was in commercial operation as of February 16, 2011. The project was built in partnership between GE and Plutonic Power Corporation (now Alterra Power Corp.). The wind farm has 48 Vestas V90 3 MW turbines, an
electrical substation A substation is a part of an electrical generation, transmission, and distribution system. Substations transform voltage from high to low, or the reverse, or perform any of several other important functions. Between the generating station and ...
and seven kilometers of transmission line. The project cost about $228 million (Canadian).''Electrical News'' March/April 2011, ISSN 1204-8011, page 14


See also

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List of wind farms in Canada This is a list of operational wind farms in Canada with a capacity of at least 100 MW. The name of the wind farm is the name used by the energy company when referring to the farm. The Centennial Wind Power Facility in Saskatchewan was the first ...
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List of generating stations in British Columbia This is a list of electrical generating stations in British Columbia, Canada. Hydroelectric List of most of the hydroelectric generating stations in British Columbia. Hydroelectric stations owned by BC Hydro A list of all grid-tied ...
* Independent power producers in British Columbia


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