New Richmond is a 67.8 MW wind power plant in Canada, operated by TransAlta since its commissioning. Ranked #80 of 275 wind plants in Canada, it contributes 0.51% to the nation's total wind capacity of 13,283 MW. The largest wind plant in Canada is Trillium Power Wind 1 at 400 MW, making New Richmond 5.9 times smaller. Nearby plants include Belledune (467 MW, Coal), Carleton (109.5 MW, Wind), and Lebreux (1 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in New Brunswick, approximately 100 km from the city of Moncton.
Canada, North America
- 381. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #11,889 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,086 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.04% of the installed capacity of Canada
TransAlta (100%) operates 23 plants totalling 1,006 MW
16 plants within 100 km, 1,246 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
New Richmond is a wind power plant producing approximately 178 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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