On that note, I should point out that the action plan includes a wide variety of resources. Wind power is indeed abundant, but so is hydroelectricity.
It's worth noting that wind power projects are generally deployed much more quickly than hydroelectric projects. It isn't the same type of energy. The products are quite different. That's the key point. Wind power has a load factor, or capacity factor, of 35% to 40%. It isn't flexible. It isn't available on demand. It's available when the wind blows. Obviously, this creates certain variations. When we combine wind power with Quebec's hydroelectricity and our reservoirs, it makes for a great asset. It makes for a highly effective energy mix.
When we talk about wind power, we're adding it to diversify the energy sources and to quickly deploy what we have.
When we talk about hydroelectricity, we have a long‑term vision. It takes us a considerable amount of time to build infrastructure, but the infrastructure has a long lifespan.
When we talk about hydroelectricity with reservoirs, the product is flexible, available on demand and highly complementary to the other sources that I just described, but that provide this security and reliability. The deployment timelines are completely different.
However, the benefit, as I said, lies in the fact that the 62 hydroelectric plants account for 37,000 megawatts. Some of them are over 100 years old. I can tell you that they'll still be around in 100 years as a result of our maintenance work.