Canada

Baie-des-Sables — 110 MW Wind

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Baie-des-Sables is a 110 MW wind power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
110 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2009

Year online

Owner
TransCanada Wind (72%) / Innergex Inc (38%)

Operator

Location
48.71, -67.88

Coordinates

Insights

#281
largest in %s
#678
largest %s worldwide
#9,686
largest worldwide
2009
%d yrs older than avg
1
operated by %s
22
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Wind
Capacity
110 MW
Commissioned
2009
Status
Operational
Owner
TransCanada Wind (72%) / Innergex Inc (38%)
Country
Canada
Coordinates
48.707, -67.884

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,165 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
79,136 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
11 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

688
cars / year
422
homes / year
143,883
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Baie-des-Sables is a 109.5 MW wind power plant located in Canada, operated by TransCanada Wind and Innergex Inc. The facility generates electricity from wind and is situated at coordinates 48.7066, -67.8841.

This plant ranks as the 37th largest wind plant in Canada. With a capacity of 109.5 MW, it accounts for 0.82% of the country’s total wind capacity of 13,283 MW. Canada has 275 wind plants with a combined capacity of 13,283 MW. Compared to the largest wind plant, Trillium Power Wind 1 at 400 MW, Baie-des-Sables is approximately 27.4% the size.

Wind energy is a vital component of Canada’s energy portfolio, helping to meet renewable energy targets. The country’s geography, with its open spaces and favorable wind conditions, supports wind development. Baie-des-Sables is located approximately 400 km east of Quebec City in Quebec.

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