Innergex adds more wind

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INNERGEX RENEWABLE ENERGY $12.56 (Toronto symbol INE; Shares outstanding: 132.8 million; Market cap: $1.7 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield 5.4%; www.innergex.com) has completed the purcase of TransCanada Corp.’s 62% stake in five wind farms on Quebec’s Gaspe peninsula. The price was $630 million. Innergex already owned the remaining 38% interest in the five facilities, known collectively as the Cartier Wind Farms. The 62% interest adds 365 megawatts to Innergex’s total generating capacity. That raises its capacity by 17.4%, to 2,456 megawatts from 2,091. The company also has five projects under development that will add a further 719 megawatts. Growth by acquisition adds risk, especially with purchases as big as the interest in the Cartier Wind Farms. But, Innergex lowers risk by buying profitable utilities that sell their power under government-guaranteed contracts Innergex Renewable Energy is a buy. buy…