West Cape 2 is a 79.2 MW wind power plant in Canada, operated by Suez Renewable Energy. Ranked #68 of 275 wind plants in Canada. Its 79.2 MW represents 0.6% 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 West Cape 2 5.1 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include West Cape 1 (19.8 MW, Wind), North Cape (10.6 MW, Wind), and Weican R/D (10 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Prince Edward Island, approximately 50 km southwest of Charlottetown.
17 years old
Canada, North America
- 351. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #11,268 worldwide by installed capacity
- #993 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.04% of the installed capacity of Canada
17 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Suez Renewable Energy operates 3 plants totalling 108 MW
10 plants within 100 km, 541 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
West Cape 2 is a wind power plant producing approximately 208 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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