World Power Plants

ZooShare Biogas Facility0.5 MW Biomass

BiomassRenewableVerified: Feb 2026

ZooShare Biogas Facility is a 0.5 MW biomass power plant in Canada, commissioned in 2021. It ranks #116 of 117 biomass plants in Canada, contributing 0.02% of the country's total biomass capacity of 3,102 MW. The largest biomass plant in Canada is Atikokan-G1 at 215 MW, making ZooShare approximately 430 times smaller. Nearby plants include Darlington (3,740 MW, Nuclear), Pickering Nuclear Generating Station (3,100 MW, Nuclear), and Pickering B (2,160 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Ontario, approximately 30 km from Toronto.

Capacity
0.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2021

5 years old

Owner
ZooShare Biogas
Location
43.8166°, -79.1704°

Canada, North America

Context & rankings
  • 1,250. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
  • #38,534 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,440 of 1,487 Biomass plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

5 years in operation

Biomass fleet average: 20.5 years

Operator portfolio

ZooShare Biogas operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW

Regional density

114 plants within 100 km, 27,761 MW combined

Nearest plant: Beare Road LFG (0.9 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 43.816629, -79.170444
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Carbon Footprint230 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
655 t
3 GWh/year × 230 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
3.3 Kt
Over 5 years of operation
Annual emissions equivalent to
142
cars per year
87
homes per year
29.8K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Biomass emission factor (230 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (65%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Biomass
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
HydroGasNuclearWind
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