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[[♪upbeat music♪] [female speaker] Nestled in the northern foothills]
[of the Canadian Rocky Mountains is the town of Chetwynd, British Columbia.]
[It is the gateway to the prairies eastward.]
[It is buffeted by southwesterly winds that blow off the mountains]
[winds that average over 8 kilometers per hour.]
[Harnessing the power of the wind will be the Dokie Wind Project.]
[Located just outside of Chetwynd, construction of this two-phase project]
[was recently started, thanks to investments by GE Energy Financial Services]
[The initial capacity of the project will be enough to power 34,000 homes]
[and prevent the emission of over 230,000 tons of carbon dioxide,]
[the equivalent of taking 44,000 cars off the road.]
[The developers have the ability to more than double that in the second phase.]
[Wind is an attractive energy source because it is plentiful,]
[renewable, and cleaner than traditional sources of power.]
[And Dokie is located close to existing BC hydro transmission lines,]
[so it will require minimum power line construction to connect.]
[The Dokie Wind Project diversifies Plutonic Power's and GE's renewable energy portfolios.]
[Plutonic and GE are advancing their projects to help British Columbia]
[realize its near-term goal of energy self-sufficiency.]
[Together they are the most dominant players in British Columbia,]
[supporting the government's quest to become a global clean energy powerhouse.]
[[♪♪] [GE Energy Financial Services] [GE - imagination at work] [Plutonic Power]]
