Shinish Creek Wind Farm is a 15 MW wind power plant in Canada, operated since its commissioning. Ranked #145 of 275 wind plants in Canada, Shinish Creek contributes 0.11% 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 Shinish Creek 26.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Pennask (15 MW, Wind). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 50 km from the nearest major city.
11 years old
Canada, North America
- 649. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #21,166 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,556 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Canada
11 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Northland Power operates 15 plants totalling 1,061 MW
4 plants within 100 km, 40 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Shinish Creek Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 39 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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