Boralex Inc. (BRLXF)

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Boralex earns revenue from selling the electricity its wind, hydro, solar and battery assets generate, either at a market price, a government feed-in premium, or a fixed price locked in under a long-term power purchase agreement signed years before a plant is built. Because output depends on how much the wind blows or the sun shines, revenue swings with weather from quarter to quarter even when installed capacity stays flat; 2025 revenue fell 3% despite 8% more electricity produced, mainly on weaker French contract prices.

Electricity is a commodity: a megawatt-hour from Boralex's wind farm is indistinguishable from one produced by a competitor next door, and long-term power contracts are available to any developer with capital, permits and grid access. Boralex's edge is operational — decades of site selection and construction experience — rather than a structural barrier that keeps rivals out.

Most of Boralex's output is sold under long-term contracts or government feed-in tariffs that are largely insulated from the broader economic cycle, so revenue depends far more on wind speeds, rainfall and sunshine than on GDP growth or consumer spending. The main swing factor in 2025 was weather-driven production and softer short-term power prices in France, not a change in underlying demand.