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Brooks is a 13 MW solar power plant in Canada. Ranked #18 of 147 solar plants in Canada, Brooks' 13 MW accounts for 0.75% of the country's total solar capacity of 1,727 MW. The largest solar plant in Canada is Sol-Luce Kingston at 100 MW, making Brooks 7.7 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in Alberta, approximately 150 km southeast of Calgary.

Capacity
13 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Canadian Solar Inc.
Location
50.5770°, -111.8660°

Canada, North America

Context & rankings
  • 672. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
  • #22,127 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,261 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Canada
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Canadian Solar Inc. operates 5 plants totalling 188 MW

Regional density

9 plants within 100 km, 1,298 MW combined

Nearest plant: Bassano (47.6 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 50.577000, -111.866000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Brooks is a solar power plant producing approximately 20 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
Canada
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

CanadaEnergy Profile

1,334
Total Plants
193.2 GW
Total Capacity
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