Canada

Selkirk — 125 MW Natural Gas

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Selkirk is a 125 MW gas power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
125 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2000

Year online

Owner
TransCanada Corporation

Operator

Location
50.13, -96.85

Coordinates

Insights

#253
largest in %s
#3,070
largest %s worldwide
#9,117
largest worldwide
2000
%d yrs newer than avg
2
operated by %s
6
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Natural Gas
Capacity
125 MW
Commissioned
2000
Status
Operational
Owner
TransCanada Corporation
Country
Canada
Coordinates
50.134, -96.852

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
241,448 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
7.2M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
490 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

52,489
cars / year
32,193
homes / year
11M
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

Selkirk is a 125 MW gas-fired power plant located in Manitoba, Canada. It is operated by an undisclosed company and contributes to the province’s natural gas generation capacity.

It ranks as the 51st largest gas plant in Canada. With 125 MW, it represents 0.43% of Canada’s total gas capacity of 29,357 MW. Canada has 99 gas plants with a combined capacity of 29,357 MW. Compared to the largest gas plant, Lennox Generating Station at 2,140 MW, this facility is about 5.8% the size.

Natural gas plays an essential role in Canada’s energy mix, accounting for approximately 15% of the country’s electricity generation. The Selkirk plant is situated in a rural area, approximately 50 km from Winnipeg.

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