Cartier Wind Energy

Cartier Wind Energy, also known in French as Cartier Énergie éolienne, is a Quebec-based wind-energy developer, owner, and operator. The company was formed in 2004 as a partnership between TransCanada Corporation, now known as TC Energy, and Innergex Renewable Energy. The ownership structure at formation gave TransCanada a 62 percent interest and Innergex a 38 percent interest. The company's development activity has focused on Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula, where it built and operated a portfolio of five wind farms. Together, those facilities have a stated installed capacity of 589.5 megawatts. Their output was contracted to Hydro-Québec under a 20-year power-purchase arrangement signed in 2005, providing a long-term route to market for the electricity generated by the portfolio. Cartier Wind Energy's business model combines project development with asset ownership and operations. Its role therefore extends beyond construction: the company is associated with the development of utility-scale wind-generation facilities, their operation after commissioning, and the sale of generated electricity under long-term contractual arrangements. The business is concentrated in Quebec rather than being presented as an international consumer-facing brand. A sixth proposed project, a 150-megawatt wind farm in Les Méchins, Quebec, was cancelled in 2010. The cancellation followed the company's inability to reach an agreement with landowners. This decision illustrates the importance of land-access and local stakeholder agreements in the development of wind projects, particularly where turbines and related infrastructure require long-term use of private or community-held land. The available reference material identifies the company primarily through its Quebec wind-farm portfolio and partnership structure. It does not provide sufficient information to establish a current executive roster, a separate corporate website, a current ownership structure, or the company's present operating status. Accordingly, those fields remain unspecified rather than inferred.

Cartier Wind Energy was established in 2004 to develop wind-generation assets in Quebec. It was created as a partnership between TransCanada Corporation and Innergex Renewable Energy, with TransCanada holding 62 percent and Innergex holding 38 percent at the time of formation. The partnership combined the resources of a large energy infrastructure company with those of a renewable-energy developer. The company's development program concentrated on the Gaspé Peninsula in eastern Quebec. Cartier subsequently built five wind farms in the region, creating a combined generation portfolio with a stated capacity of 589.5 megawatts. The projects were intended to supply utility-scale renewable electricity rather than serve a retail or consumer brand market. Their electricity was supported by a 20-year contract signed with Hydro-Québec in 2005, giving the portfolio a long-term offtake arrangement with Quebec's public electricity utility. Cartier's role was described as extending across the project lifecycle: it developed the wind farms, owned the facilities, and operated them. This structure made the company an infrastructure and power-generation enterprise whose principal commercial output was electricity produced by wind turbines. Its geographic focus remained Quebec, particularly the Gaspé Peninsula, rather than a broad international network of wind assets. The company also pursued a sixth wind-farm project at Les Méchins, Quebec. The proposed facility was designed for 150 megawatts of capacity, but the project was cancelled in 2010 when Cartier failed to reach an agreement with landowners. The cancellation is a significant part of the company's documented history because it demonstrates that project development depended not only on technical and contractual arrangements but also on securing land rights and stakeholder agreements. The available reference does not establish a detailed chronology for the construction or commissioning of each of the five completed wind farms, does not list their individual names, and does not provide a current management roster or current ownership details. It also does not state whether the company remains active under the same structure. Those matters are therefore not expanded beyond the documented partnership, portfolio, contract, and cancelled-project history.

• 2010

  Les Méchins project cancelled

  [1]Cartier Wind Energyen.wikipedia.org

  The proposed 150 MW Les Méchins wind farm was cancelled after Cartier could not reach an agreement with landowners.

• 2005

  Hydro-Québec power contract signed

  [1]Cartier Wind Energyen.wikipedia.org

  Cartier entered into a 20-year contract with Hydro-Québec for electricity associated with its Quebec wind-farm portfolio.

• 2004

  Company established

  [1]Cartier Wind Energyen.wikipedia.org

  Cartier Wind Energy was formed as a partnership between TransCanada Corporation and Innergex Renewable Energy, with initial ownership shares of 62 percent and 38 percent respectively.

A regional utility-scale renewable-energy developer and wind-farm operator serving Quebec's electricity market through long-term power contracting.

• Wind power generation

  Quebec wind-farm portfolio

  Cartier Wind Energy built five utility-scale wind farms on Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula. The facilities form the company's documented operating portfolio and have a combined stated capacity of 589.5 MW. Their electricity is delivered through a long-term contractual relationship with Hydro-Québec under a 20-year agreement signed in 2005. The portfolio represents Cartier's core business as a developer, owner, and operator of renewable-generation infrastructure.

• Wind power development project

  Les Méchins wind-farm project

  The Les Méchins project was a proposed 150 MW wind farm in Quebec. It did not enter operation because Cartier Wind Energy cancelled the project in 2010 after failing to reach an agreement with landowners.

• 2010

  Cancellation of the Les Méchins projectStrategy

  Background

  Cartier had proposed a 150 MW wind farm in Les Méchins, Quebec, as a further addition to its wind-generation development program.

  Action taken

  The company cancelled the project after it failed to reach an agreement with landowners.

  Aftermath

  The proposed facility was not built and did not become part of Cartier's operating portfolio.

  Source

• 2010

  Les Méchins wind-farm project cancelled[1]Cartier Wind Energyen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  A proposed 150 MW wind farm in Les Méchins, Quebec, was cancelled after Cartier Wind Energy did not reach an agreement with landowners.

• 2005

  Cartier signs a 20-year power contract with Hydro-Québec[1]Cartier Wind Energyen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  The company signed a 20-year contract with Hydro-Québec covering electricity from its Quebec wind-farm developments.

• 2004

  Cartier Wind Energy formed as a TransCanada–Innergex partnership[1]Cartier Wind Energyen.wikipedia.org

  M&A · Other

  Cartier Wind Energy was established as a partnership between TransCanada Corporation and Innergex Renewable Energy, with the partners holding 62 percent and 38 percent respectively at formation.

1. 1Cartier Wind Energyen.wikipedia.org