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B Y T H E N U M B E R S
34 turbines
Enercon prototype WTGs
40-metre-long
turbine blades
102 MW electricity
generated
26,000 homes powered
AltaGas
wind project
first on BC
power grid
The Bear Mountain wind project
in the Peace River Country of
British Columbia generates
102 MW of power, enough
to serve the needs of
26,000 homes.
To appreciate the scale of the
project, consider that nearby
Dawson Creek, a community
in the northeast corner of the
province, has a population of
about 11,000.
Hatch provided full EPCM
services for the design,
construction and commissioning
of access roads, turbine pads, a
substation, a 34.5-kV collection
system and 138-kV transmission
system.
The project was completed on
schedule and on budget.
The Bear Mountain project
features 34 Enercon prototype
wind turbine generators.
The Enercon wind generators
hub height is 80 metres. Each
is capable of producing 3 MW,
making them the largest wind
generators in Canada.
The Bear Mountain project was
the first wind farm to be tied into
the BC power grid.
Sea, rail and road were all
used to transport the turbine
components. The blades of Bear
Mountain’s 102 wind turbines
are 40 metres long.
“
Construction
management was
very efficient, and
site supervision was
focused on safety
and results.
“
— MARC BOUCHER,
AltaGas project manager
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