Glace Bay / Donkin is a 1.6 MW wind power plant in Canada. Ranked #238 of 275 wind plants in Canada, this facility accounts for 0.01% 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 Glace Bay / Donkin 250 times smaller. Nearby plants include Lingan (620 MW, Coal), Point Aconi (171 MW, Coal), and Victoria Junction (66 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Nova Scotia, approximately 30 km from Sydney.
Canada, North America
- 1,196. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #35,480 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,358 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Nova Scotia Power operates 21 plants totalling 1,767 MW
12 plants within 100 km, 1,082 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Glace Bay / Donkin is a wind power plant producing approximately 4 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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