MacLeod Flats is a 3 MW wind power plant in Canada, operated by Vision Quest (TransAlta). It is part of the country's renewable energy initiatives. Ranked #217 of 275 wind plants in Canada, MacLeod Flats's 3 MW represents 0.02% 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 MacLeod Flats 133.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include McBride Lake (75.2 MW, Wind), Soderglen (70.5 MW, Wind), and Summerview 1 (70.2 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Alberta, approximately 200 km south of Calgary.
Canada, North America
- 1,091. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #32,053 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,031 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Vision Quest (TransAlta) operates 5 plants totalling 192 MW
30 plants within 100 km, 1,138 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
MacLeod Flats is a wind power plant producing approximately 8 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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