The 1,000th GE wind turbine to be installed in Canada will enter service next month at Cartier Wind Energy’s Gros Morne project in the Gaspésie Region of Quebec, GE announced at CanWEA’s 27th Annual Conference and Exhibition. Continuing to expand its presence in Canada’s wind energy sector, GE expects to have more than 1,100 wind turbines installed in the country by the end of this year.

The 1,000th unit is among 67 GE 1.5-megawatt wind turbines to be installed as part of the first phase of the Gros Morne project; the second phase will add another 74 units.

The first Canadian installation of a GE wind turbine was in Alberta in 2004, and today, GE machines are installed across four Canadian provinces - Alberta, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario - helping governments in those regions meet their greenhouse gas emissions regulations.