With hydro and biomass-powered facilities being among the earliest generation assets in the company’s U.S. portfolio, GDF SUEZ Energy North America’s recognition of the value of renewable energy sources parallels the global company’s long commitment to sustainability.

Today, GDF SUEZ Energy North America manages 25 renewable facilities powered by wind, biomass, and traditional hydro energy, totaling a capacity of 589 MW. Additionally, two pumped hydro storage plants add another 1,109 MW to the clean energy mix. The electricity produced by these carbon-free and carbon-neutral operations makes up approximately one third of the company’s total generation capacity in the Northeast United States and Eastern Canada. 

Hydro-fueled generation in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Vermont constitutes the greatest portion of the renewables sector. With the ability to achieve full generation output in 10 minutes from a shut down condition, Northfield Mountain, located in western Massachusetts, is the largest, most flexible hydro pumped storage facility in New England and among the largest in the United States.

In Canada specifically, the company currently operates five wind farms totaling 287 MW in the Canadian Maritimes and Ontario, and has another 600 MW of wind generation projects, under construction or in development in Ontario and British Columbia.

GDF SUEZ Energy North America is the United States’ third-largest biomass generator. The company operates biomass and biogas plants in the Northeast, Michigan, and Colorado. 

Under construction in the solar arena is a 2 MW photovoltaic initiative in western Massachusetts that is projected for completion in fall 2011.

For more information on the location of GDF SUEZ Energy North America's renewable assets, please visit our location map.