Question 35

Q. It has been made clear with several Q&A that de-icing is absolutely mandatory to supply as indicated in Section 1.6.1. Could you please clarify whether there are minimum operational performance requirements/guarantees for the de-icing system which must be included in the bids, OR is it only required that the de-icing system be supplied on wind turbines to improve the winter availability in general and the bidder price should include any relevant de-icing performance whatever that may be?

***Réponse en français et anglais ci-après***

A. Indeed, as indicated in Article 1.6.1, wind turbines must be equipped with a blade de-icing system. However, the Distributor does not provide any minimum operational performance and/or warranty requirements for the de-icing system. Hydro-Québec expects the bidder to take into account the benefits of the blade de-icing system in the energy evaluation of the project.

R. En effet, comme indiqué à l'article 1.6.1, les éoliennes doivent être équipées d'un système de dégivrage des pales. Cependant, le Distributeur ne prévoit aucune exigence minimale de performance opérationnelle et/ou de garantie pour le système de dégivrage. Hydro-Québec s'attend à ce que le soumissionnaire tienne compte du gain apporté par le système de dégivrage des pales dans l'évaluation énergétique du projet.