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Cap-aux-Meules — 66 MW Oil

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Cap-aux-Meules is a 66 MW oil power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
66 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1952

Year online

Owner
Hydro Quebec

Operator

Location
47.37, -61.89

Coordinates

Insights

#386
largest in %s
#560
largest %s worldwide
#11,957
largest worldwide
1952
%d yrs older than avg
3
operated by %s
2
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
66 MW
Commissioned
1952
Status
Operational
Owner
Hydro Quebec
Country
Canada
Coordinates
47.375, -61.886

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
150,322 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
4.5M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
650 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

32,679
cars / year
20,043
homes / year
6.8M
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

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About this plant

Cap-aux-Meules is a 66 MW oil power plant in Canada, operated by Hydro Quebec since 1952.

Ranked #5 of 8 oil plants in Canada, this plant represents 3.02% of Canada’s total oil capacity of 2,185 MW. The largest oil plant in Canada is Coleson Cove at 972 MW, making Cap-aux-Meules 14.7 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Île-d’Entrée Power Station (0 MW, Unknown) and Îles-de-la-Madeleine Power Station (0 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in Quebec, approximately 50 km from the nearest town of Cap-aux-Meules.

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