Irish Mountain is a 2 MW wind power plant in Canada, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #224 of 275 wind plants in Canada, it represents 0.02% 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 Irish Mountain 200 times smaller. Nearby plants include Trenton (307 MW, Coal), Glen Dhu (62.1 MW, Wind), and Dalhousie Mountain (51 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Nova Scotia, approximately 100 km northeast of Halifax.
Canada, North America
- 1,147. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #33,914 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,194 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
32 plants within 100 km, 868 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Irish Mountain is a wind power plant producing approximately 5 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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