Alterra Power Acquires Wind Development Assets in British Columbia

Vancouver-based Alterra Power Corp. recently entered into an agreement to acquire a portfolio of wind development assets at four sites in coastal British Columbia from a group of sellers led by English Bay Energy Limited. Highlights of the portfolio include:

• Four early-stage wind farm sites located on Banks Island, Porcher Island and McCauley Island, all within 150 kilometres of several proposed power-intensive LNG plant sites at Kitimat, and at Knob Hill on northern Vancouver Island, close to a proposed 99 megawatt wind farm near Cape Scott;
• An estimated generation capacity of over 1,000 megawatts for the four sites;
• Two to six years of wind data collected from meteorological towers;
• In consideration for the assets, the sellers will receive royalty payments during the operations phase of the projects, and under certain circumstances the sellers may receive additional compensation of up to 1.34 million Alterra shares.

John Carson, Alterra's Chief Executive Officer, said, "This transaction further positions us to play a major role in B.C.'s clean energy future. We look forward to advancing and ultimately building these wind projects as a part of the continued growth of Alterra and British Columbia."

Source: Alterra Press Release