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Gaz Métro and Boralex respond to Massachusetts' request for proposals with the 300 MW SBx wind project
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nGaz Métro and Boralex respond to Massachusetts' request for proposals with the 300 MW SBx wind project\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nMONTRÉAL, July 27, 2017\n\n\n\nMONTRÉAL, July 27, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ - Gaz Métro Limited Partnership (\"Gaz Métro\") (TSX: GZM.UN) and Boralex Inc. (\"Boralex\") (TSX: BLX) submitted three bids today in response to the request for proposals issued on March 31 by the State of Massachusetts in the United States for the supply of renewable energy. The project proposed by Gaz Métro and Boralex in these three submissions, named SBx, is a 300 MW wind project located on the private land of the Seigneurie de Beaupré territory in Quebec's Capitale-Nationale administrative region. SBx would be entirely developed, financed, built and operated by Boralex and Gaz Métro.  Each submission has been submitted with a different US transmission provider, each of which proposes a distinctive transmission line for power delivery in Massachusetts.  \n\n\n \n \n\n \n\"For over 10 years, Gaz Métro and Boralex worked together to develop the exceptional wind power potential of the Seigneurie de Beaupré,\" said Patrick Lemaire, President and Chief Executive Officer of Boralex. \"The territory's unique characteristics make it suitable for the development of future wind farms. It is vast, is known to offer high‑quality wind resources and is located near existing transmission lines within reach of load centers in the northeastern U.S. We are confident that SBx has all of the qualities needed to stand out from the competition.\"\n\nThe bids submitted today by Gaz Métro and Boralex include the 300 MW SBx wind farm which will be firmed up with hydroelectric power supplied by Hydro-Québec's generating fleet. The synergy between hydro and wind power would help supply the State of Massachusetts with clean, stable, sustainable energy well into the future.\n\n\"Northeastern U.S. states have adopted ambitious renewable energy targets and instituted regulat...