McBride Lake is a 75.2 MW wind power plant in Canada, operated by Vision Quest (TransAlta) since its commissioning. Ranked #72 of 275 wind plants in Canada, McBride Lake's capacity accounts for 0.57% 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 McBride Lake 5.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Soderglen (70.5 MW, Wind) and Summerview 1 (70.2 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Alberta, approximately 200 km south of Calgary.
21 years old
Canada, North America
- 359. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #11,400 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,017 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.04% of the installed capacity of Canada
21 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Vision Quest (TransAlta) operates 5 plants totalling 192 MW
30 plants within 100 km, 1,066 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
McBride Lake is a wind power plant producing approximately 198 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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