World Power Plants

St-Thomas9.4 MW Biomass

BiomassRenewable

St-Thomas is a 9.4 MW biomass power plant in Canada, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #69 of 117 biomass plants in Canada, it accounts for 0.3% of the country's total biomass capacity of 3,102 MW. The largest biomass plant in Canada is Atikokan-G1 at 215 MW, making St-Thomas 22.8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Tracy Thermal Generating Station (660 MW, Gas), Pierre-De Saurel (24.6 MW, Wind), and Centrale Lefrançois (7.9 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Quebec, approximately 70 km from the nearest major city, Trois-Rivières.

Capacity
9.4 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Resolute Forest Products
Location
46.0639°, -73.2555°

Canada, North America

Context & rankings
  • 837. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
  • #24,949 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #745 of 1,487 Biomass plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Resolute Forest Products operates 2 plants totalling 73 MW

Regional density

33 plants within 100 km, 5,407 MW combined

Nearest plant: Tracy Thermal Generating Station (9.8 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 46.063900, -73.255500
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Carbon Footprint230 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
12.3 Kt
54 GWh/year × 230 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.7K
cars per year
1.6K
homes per year
559.6K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Biomass emission factor (230 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (65%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Biomass
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
Canada
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

CanadaEnergy Profile

1,334
Total Plants
193.2 GW
Total Capacity
HydroGasNuclearWind
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