Ganaraska is a 17.6 MW wind power plant in Canada, operated by Ganaraska Wind Development Joint Venture. Ranked #143 of 275 wind plants in Canada, it accounts for 0.13% of the country's total wind capacity of 13,283 MW. The largest wind plant in Canada is Trillium Power Wind 1 at 400 MW, making Ganaraska 22.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Darlington (3,740 MW, Nuclear), Darlington Nuclear Generating Station (3,500 MW, Nuclear), and Whitby (50 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Ontario, approximately 100 km from Toronto.
Canada, North America
- 631. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #20,558 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,437 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Canada
Ganaraska Wind Development Joint Venture operates 1 plants totalling 18 MW
90 plants within 100 km, 18,635 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Ganaraska is a wind power plant producing approximately 46 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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