Canada Mounts Wind Development Surge

Key trends in this Market Brief include:

• Canada is on the cusp of a surge in capacity additions with 1.5 GW of average annual additions expected through 2015.
• Québec and Ontario are together expected to account for approximately 64% of Canada's total wind market through the end of 2015.
• The outlook for wind growth in the second half of the decade will be more challenged and will be contingent upon the adoption of new provincial initiatives or a shift in federal energy policy.