Le Nordais (Phase 1 - Cap Chat) is a 56.3 MW wind power plant in Canada, operated by Transalta. Ranked #91 of 275 wind plants in Canada. Its 56.3 MW accounts for 0.42% 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 Le Nordais 7.1 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in Quebec, approximately 30 km from the city of Cap-Chat.
23 years old
Canada, North America
- 420. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #12,641 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,215 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of Canada
23 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Transalta operates 1 plants totalling 56 MW
17 plants within 100 km, 1,141 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Le Nordais (Phase 1 - Cap Chat) is a wind power plant producing approximately 148 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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