Snowy Ridge is a 10 MW wind power plant in Canada, operated by Snowy Ridge Wind Development Joint Venture since its commissioning. Ranked #152 of 275 wind plants in Canada, it contributes 0.08% to the country's total wind capacity of 13,283 MW. The largest wind plant in Canada is Trillium Power Wind 1 at 400 MW, making Snowy Ridge 40 times smaller. Nearby plants include Darlington (3740 MW, Nuclear), Darlington Nuclear Generating Station (3500 MW, Nuclear), and Pickering Nuclear Generating Station (3100 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Ontario, approximately 100 km east of Toronto.
Canada, North America
- 716. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #23,753 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,116 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Canada
Snowy Ridge Wind Development Joint Venture operates 1 plants totalling 10 MW
87 plants within 100 km, 18,411 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Snowy Ridge is a wind power plant producing approximately 26 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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