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Follow Plutonic on FacebookThe Dokie Wind Project is a fully-permitted 300MW wind project located in northeast British Columbia. In Phase 1, 48 3MW turbines will be erected with a total generation capacity of 144 megawatts. Phase 1 is estimated to generate over 331 GWh of electricity per year, enough to power 32,000 homes and potentially displace an estimated 320,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases (GHG) annually. This is the equivalent of taking about 61,000 cars off the road per year, or planting about 38,500 hectares of trees.*
Plutonic Power Corporation and GE Energy Financial Services formed the Dokie Wind Partnership to acquire the Dokie Wind Project and the rights and approvals for an expansion that would bring an additional 156 MW online for a total capacity of 300 megawatts.
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.
Phase 1 of the project will include 48 3MW Vestas V90 wind turbines, a collector substation, and approximately 7 kilometers of 230 kV transmission line to a BCTC interconnection substation. Construction of the project will commence in January 2010, with commercial operations in early 2011. Mortenson Construction is the general contractor for the project.
*Based upon 1.00 T/MWh Co2 emissions for a coal fired plant displacement with 6.5 tonnes of Co2 absorbed per hectare of trees/year.
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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