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Now how about François Legault stops trying to privatize hydro that saves everyone money

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Hydro-Québec has announced its plans to create a $9-billion wind farm in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region that could become one of the largest in North America.

The Pekuakamiulnuatsh First Nation, Atikamekw of Wemotaci and the municipality of Domaine-du-Roy, Que., announced a partnership with Hydro-Québec on Wednesday to develop the Chamouchouane zone.

km could generate up to 3,000 megawatts as part of the utility's strategy to increase wind power capacity in the coming years.

A few weeks ago, Hydro-Quebec reiterated the need for 10,000 megawatts of new wind power generated by 2035 to meet the demand for renewable energy, says spokesperson Caroline Des Rosiers.

In this sense, the involvement of community partners is essential," said Dominique in a press release Wednesday.

This project also has the opportunity to provide communities with some financial autonomy for housing and services, says Jon-Evan Quoquochi, vice-chief of Wemotaci.

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5,000 sq. km 400 new turbines

Okay cbc, how do those numbers add up?

Wind seems like a great complement to existing hydro capacity. Wind is a clean and renewable energy source which can provide considerable amounts of power. The problem of course is what happens when the wind does not blow. It is also possible to generate more than you need sometimes even when you struggle to meet demand at other times. Wind is inconsistent. It is hard to map capacity to demand.

The environmental damage of hydro is putting it in place to begin with. Once the dams are built is is pretty clean. Hydro can provide consistent power at any time. The concern with hydro is that, as you use it, the reservoirs go down. If you use it continuously, the water levels can drop faster than they are being replenished eventually leading to a problem. So, the problem with hydro is that it offers only so much total power before more dams have to be built ( which creates significant environmental damage ). You cannot really have too much capacity with hydro as you just let the water flow if the reservoirs are full.

If you are generating lots of wind power, you need less hydro and the reservoirs fill up. They act like a battery. If the wind power drops, you can ramp up the hydro until the wind comes back.

Together, hydro and wind create an electrical power system with significant capacity, consistent availability, and the ability to service spikes in demand while remaining green and renewable. Add as much wind as you need to create overall capacity. Use the hydro to smoothly match power delivery with demand.