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Thunder Bay Airport8.5 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Thunder Bay Airport is an 8.5 MW solar power plant in Canada, operated by Skypower / Canadian Solar. Ranked #113 of 147 solar plants in Canada, this facility contributes 0.49% of Canada's total solar capacity of 1,727 MW. The largest solar plant in Canada is Sol-Luce Kingston at 100 MW, making Thunder Bay Airport 11.8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Thunderbay G3 (135 MW, Biomass), Thunder Bay Condensing Turbine (62.4 MW, Biomass), and Silver Falls (48 MW, Hydro). The plant is located in Ontario, approximately 16 km from Thunder Bay.

Capacity
8.5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Skypower / Canadian Solar
Location
48.3653°, -89.3208°

Canada, North America

Context & rankings
  • 874. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
  • #25,516 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,570 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Skypower / Canadian Solar operates 1 plants totalling 9 MW

Regional density

8 plants within 100 km, 381 MW combined

Nearest plant: Fort William (5 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 48.365300, -89.320800
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Thunder Bay Airport is a solar power plant producing approximately 13 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
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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