Dalhousie Mountain is a 51 MW wind power plant in Canada. Ranked #95 of 275 wind plants in Canada, Dalhousie Mountain's 51 MW represents 0.38% 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 Dalhousie Mountain 7.8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Trenton (307 MW, Coal), Nuttby Mountain (50.6 MW, Wind), and Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Pictou Mill (26 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in Nova Scotia, approximately 200 km northeast of Halifax.
24 years old
Canada, North America
- 438. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #12,983 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,258 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of Canada
24 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
TransAlta operates 18 plants totalling 4,531 MW
32 plants within 100 km, 618 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Dalhousie Mountain is a wind power plant producing approximately 134 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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