Canada

McBride Lake — 75 MW Wind

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McBride Lake is a 75 MW wind power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
75 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2005

Year online

Owner
Vision Quest (TransAlta)

Operator

Location
49.61, -113.48

Coordinates

Insights

#359
largest in %s
#1,017
largest %s worldwide
#11,400
largest worldwide
2005
%d yrs older than avg
5
operated by %s
27
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Wind
Capacity
75 MW
Commissioned
2005
Status
Operational
Owner
Vision Quest (TransAlta)
Country
Canada
Coordinates
49.612, -113.482

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,174 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
54,347 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
11 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

473
cars / year
290
homes / year
98,813
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

McBride Lake is a 75.2 MW wind power plant in Canada, operated by Vision Quest (TransAlta) since its commissioning.

Ranked #72 of 275 wind plants in Canada, McBride Lake’s capacity accounts for 0.57% of Canada’s total wind capacity of 13,283 MW. The largest wind plant in Canada is Trillium Power Wind 1 at 400 MW, making McBride Lake 5.3 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Soderglen (70.5 MW, Wind) and Summerview 1 (70.2 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Alberta, approximately 200 km south of Calgary.

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