Castle River is a 39.5 MW wind power plant in Canada, operated by Vision Quest (TransAlta). Ranked #107 of 275 wind plants in Canada. Its 39.5 MW accounts for 0.3% 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 Castle River 10.1 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Castle Rock Ridge (75.9 MW, Wind), Summerview 1 (70.2 MW, Wind), and Summerview 2 (66 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Alberta, approximately 200 km south of Calgary.
16 years old
Canada, North America
- 484. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #15,387 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,224 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of Canada
16 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Vision Quest (TransAlta) operates 5 plants totalling 192 MW
27 plants within 100 km, 798 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Castle River is a wind power plant producing approximately 104 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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