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Summerside12 MW Wind

WindRenewable

Summerside is a 12 MW wind power plant in Canada, operated by the City of Summerside Electric Utility. Ranked #148 of 275 wind plants in Canada, Summerside's 12 MW accounts for 0.09% 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 Summerside 33.3 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in Prince Edward Island, approximately 5 km from Summerside.

Capacity
12 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
City of Summerside Electric Utility
Location
46.4344°, -63.8035°

Canada, North America

Context & rankings
  • 679. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
  • #22,494 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,765 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Canada
Operator portfolio

City of Summerside Electric Utility operates 1 plants totalling 12 MW

Regional density

12 plants within 100 km, 237 MW combined

Nearest plant: West Cape 2 (52.2 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 46.434400, -63.803500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Summerside is a wind power plant producing approximately 32 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

CanadaEnergy Profile

1,334
Total Plants
193.2 GW
Total Capacity
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