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.
10 years old
Canada, North America
- 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
10 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
TransAlta operates 18 plants totalling 4,531 MW
15 plants within 100 km, 1,573 MW combined
Nearest plant: Nepisiguit Falls Generating Station (48.1 km)
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
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
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