Canada

West Cape 2 — 79 MW Wind

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West Cape 2 is a 79 MW wind power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
79 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2009

Year online

Owner
Suez Renewable Energy

Operator

Location
46.67, -64.40

Coordinates

Insights

#351
largest in %s
#993
largest %s worldwide
#11,271
largest worldwide
2009
%d yrs older than avg
3
operated by %s
10
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Wind
Capacity
79 MW
Commissioned
2009
Status
Operational
Owner
Suez Renewable Energy
Country
Canada
Coordinates
46.667, -64.397

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,290 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
57,238 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
11 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

498
cars / year
305
homes / year
104,069
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

West Cape 2 is a 79.2 MW wind power plant in Canada, operated by Suez Renewable Energy.

Ranked #68 of 275 wind plants in Canada. Its 79.2 MW represents 0.6% 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 West Cape 2 5.1 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include West Cape 1 (19.8 MW, Wind), North Cape (10.6 MW, Wind), and Weican R/D (10 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Prince Edward Island, approximately 50 km southwest of Charlottetown.

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