The Broughton Wind project is located about 40 miles south of Quebec City (courtesy: Pattern Energy)Pattern Energy Group LP, a privately-owned developer and operator of renewable energy projects, has announced the signing of a 30-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Hydro-Québec for its 150-MW Broughton Wind project, located in the municipalities of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus and Thetford Mines in Québec, approximately 40 miles south of Québec City.
“We are proud to collaborate with Hydro-Québec on this exciting new renewable energy project,” said Hunter Armistead, CEO of Pattern Energy. “With 11 facilities and counting, Pattern is leading Canada’s renewable energy industry, building new ties with our Indigenous partners and supporting local communities. Broughton Wind is just another example of our commitment to Quebec and Canada as we help power half a million Canadian homes.”
Pattern Energy currently manages about 1,980 MW of installed wind capacity across five provinces, making it the largest wind operator in Canada.
Broughton Wind is a 50/50 joint venture partnership between Pattern Energy and a coalition of community and First Nations partners: the MRC des Appalaches, MRC de l’ Érable, Conseil des Abenakis d’Odanak, and Conseil des Abenakis de Wolinak.
Per Pattern, the Broughton Wind project represents an approximately CAD $500 million investment. It’s expected to bring economic benefits to the region, building on the success of the company’s Mont Sainte-Marguerite Wind facility in Québec. The project will create up to 200 jobs during construction, including equipment operators, electricians, laborers, and other professionals. Once operational, 10 full-time employees will operate and maintain the facility.
Broughton Wind is anticipated to begin construction in 2028 and reach commercial operation in 2029, doubling Pattern Energy’s capacity in the province.
Pattern Energy made recent headlines stateside after a judge dismissed claims by Native American tribes and environmentalists who sought to halt construction along part of a $10 billion energy transmission line that will carry wind-generated electricity from New Mexico to customers as far away as California. Billed as the “largest clean energy project in the United States,” SunZia began construction in late 2023.
