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