Wedgeport (Watts Wind II) is a 1.6 MW wind power plant in Canada. Ranked #238 of 275 wind plants in Canada, Wedgeport represents 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 Wedgeport 250 times smaller. Nearby plants include Pubnico Point 1 / 2 (30.6 MW, Wind), Barrington (Watts Wind II) (3.2 MW, Wind), and Tusket (2.7 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Nova Scotia, approximately 200 km southwest of Halifax.
Canada, North America
- 1,196. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #35,483 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,358 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Nova Scotia Power operates 21 plants totalling 1,768 MW
16 plants within 100 km, 136 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Wedgeport (Watts Wind II) 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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