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Caribou is a 99 MW wind power plant in Canada, operated since its commissioning. Ranked #55 of 275 wind plants in Canada, Caribou's 99 MW represents 0.75% 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 Caribou 4.04 times smaller. The nearest plant is Caribou Wind Park, which has a capacity of 0 MW. This facility is located in New Brunswick, approximately 100 km northwest of Moncton.

Capacity
99 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
TransAlta
Location
47.5071°, -66.4135°

Canada, North America

Context & rankings
  • 310. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
  • #10,394 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #828 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.05% of the installed capacity of Canada
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

TransAlta operates 18 plants totalling 4,531 MW

Regional density

15 plants within 100 km, 1,573 MW combined

Nearest plant: Nepisiguit Falls Generating Station (48.1 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 47.507100, -66.413500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Caribou is a wind power plant producing approximately 260 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~11 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Wind
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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