The Eye of the Wind is a 1.5 MW wind power plant in Canada, operated at coordinates 49.3875, -123.0740. It was commissioned in 2015. Ranked #243 of 275 wind plants in Canada, this facility accounts for 0.01% of 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 The Eye of the Wind 266.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Burrard (950 MW, Gas), Howe Sound Pulp & Paper Corp (112 MW, Biomass), and Buntzen powerhouse #1 (60 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 30 km northeast of Vancouver.
Canada, North America
- 1,212. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #35,792 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,388 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
58 plants within 100 km, 3,298 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
The Eye of the Wind is a wind power plant producing approximately 4 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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