This is a list of the ten largestoperational wind farms in Canada. The name of the wind farm is the name used by the energy company when referring to the farm.
TheCentennial Wind Power Facility inSaskatchewan was the firstwind farm in Canada to have a capacity of at least 100 MW upon completion in 2006.[1] Since then numerous other wind farms have surpassed the 100 MW threshold, most often through the expansion of existing wind farms. All but two ofCanada's provinces or territories are home to at least one wind farm, those without beingNunavut and theNorthwest Territories.
Buffalo Plains is a 466 MW wind farm and is currently the largest wind farm in Alberta. Located west of Lomond, Alberta. It consists of 83 Siemens turbines. This asset is owned by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.
The previous record-holder was the 363.5MWSeigneurie de Beaupré Wind Farms inQuebec since it was last expanded in October 2015 from 340 MW to 363.5 MW.
Listed below is everywind farm inCanada with at least twowind turbines and a capacity of at least 0.1 MW.
List of wind farms inAlberta.[11]
Name (AESO ID) | Location | Capacity (MW) | Year | Owner | Status | Ref |
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Ardenville Wind (ARD1) | Fort Macleod | 68 | 2010 | TransAlta | Operational | [12] |
Blackspring Ridge Wind Project (BSR1) | Carmangay | 300 | 2013 | EDF Renewables/Enbridge | Operational | [13][6] |
Blue Trail Wind (BTR1) | Fort Macleod | 66 | 2009 | TransAlta | Operational | [14] |
Buffalo Atlee (BFL1, BFL2, BFL3, BFL4) | Jenner | 72 | 2023 | Capstone Infrastructure | Operational | [15] |
Buffalo Plains Wind Farm (BPW1) | Lomond | 466 | 2024 | Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners | Operational | [3] |
Bull Creek Wind Facility (BUL1 BUL2) | Chauvin | 29 | 2015 | BluEarth Renewables | Operational | [16] |
Castle River (CR1) | Pincher Creek | 44 | 2000–2001 | TransAlta | Operational | [17] |
Castle Rock Ridge 2 (CRR2) | Pincher Creek | 29 | 2019 | Enel Green Power | Operational | [18][19][20] |
Castle Rock Ridge Wind Farm (CRR1) | Pincher Creek | 77 | 2012 | Enel Green Power | Operational | [21] |
Suncor Chin Chute (SCR3) | Taber | 30 | 2006 | Acciona,Enbridge,Suncor Energy | Operational | [22][23] |
Cowley North (CRE3) | Cowley | 20 | 2001 | TransAlta | Operational | [24] |
Cypress 1 (CYP1) | Dunmore | 196 | 2022 | Cypress Renewable Energy Centre Limited Partnership | Operational | [25][26] |
Cypress 2 (CYP2) | Dunmore | 46 | 2022 | Cypress 2 Renewable Energy Centre Limited Partnership | Operational | [25][26] |
Forty Mile Bow Island (FRM1) | Forty Mile | 266 | 2024 | RES | Operational | [27] |
Forty Mile Granlea (FMG1) | Bow Island | 200 | 2022 | Suncor Energy Inc. | Operational | [28][29] |
Garden Plain (GDP1) | Paintearth County No. 18 | 130 | 2022 | TransAlta | Operational | [30][31] |
Ghost Pine (NEP1) | Kneehill County | 82 | 2010 | NextEra Energy | Operational | [32] |
Grizzly Bear Creek (GRZ1) | Minburn County No. 27 | 152 | 2022 | Enel Green Power | Operational | [33][34] |
Halkirk Wind Power Facility (HAL1) | Halkirk | 150 | 2012 | Capital Power Corporation | Operational | [35] |
Halkirk Wind Project Phase 2 (HAL2) | Paintearth County No. 18 | 126 | 2024 | CapitalPower | Operational | [36] |
Hand Hills (HHW1) | Starland County | 145 | 2022 | Blue Earth Renewables | Operational | [37][38] |
Hilda Wind (HLD1) | Cypress County | 100 | 2022 | Renewable Energy Systems Canada | Operational | [39] |
Jenner 1 (JNR1) | Special Area No. 2 | 122 | 2023 | Potentia Renewables | Operational | [40][41] |
Jenner 2 (JNR2) | Special Area No. 2 | 71 | 2023 | Potentia Renewables | Operational | [42] |
Jenner 3 (JNR3) | Special Area No. 2 | 109 | 2023 | Potentia Renewables | Operational | [40][41] |
Kettles Hill (KHW1) | Pincher Creek | 63 | 2008 | Enmax | Operational | [43] |
Lanfine Wind (LAN1) | Special Area No. 3 | 151 | 2022 | Pattern Energy | Operational | [44][45] |
Suncor Magrath (SCR2) | Magrath | 30 | 2004 | Acciona,Enbridge,Suncor Energy | Operational | [22][23] |
McBride Lake Windfarm (AKE1) | Fort Macleod | 73 | 2003 | Enmax,TransAlta | Operational | [46][47] |
Oldman 2 Wind Farm 1 (OWF1) | Pincher Creek | 46 | 2014 | IKEA | Operational | [48][49] |
Oldman River Wind Project (Not Listed) | Pincher Creek | 3.6 | 2007 | Alberta Wind Energy Corporation | Operational | [50] |
Paintearth Wind Project (PAW1) | Castor | 198 | 2023 | Potentia Renewables | Operational | [51][52] |
Rattlesnake Ridge Wind (RTL1) | Medicine Hat | 130 | 2022 | BHE Canada | Operational | [53][54] |
Riverview (RIV1) | Pincher Creek | 105 | 2019 | Enel Green Power | Operational | [19][55] |
Sharp Hill Wind (SHH1) | Special Areas 4 | 297 | 2023 | EDP Renewables | Operational | [56][57] |
Sinnott (Not Listed) | Cowley | 7 | 2001 | TransAlta | Operational | [58][59] |
Soderglen Wind (GWW1) | Fort Macleod | 71 | 2006 | Nexen,TransAlta | Operational | [60] |
Stirling Wind (SWP1) | Stirling | 113 | 2023 | Potentia Renewables | Operational | [61][62] |
Summerview 1 (IEW1) | Pincher Creek | 66 | 2004 | TransAlta | Operational | [63] |
Summerview 2 (IEW2) | Pincher Creek | 66 | 2010 | TransAlta | Operational | [64] |
Enmax Taber (TAB1) | Taber | 81 | 2007 | Enmax | Operational | [65] |
Wheatland Wind (WHE1) | Drumheller | 120 | 2022 | Potentia Renewables | Operational | [66][67] |
Whitla 1 (WHT1) | Forty Mile County | 202 | 2019 | Capital Power Corporation | Operational | [68][69] |
Whitla 2 (WHT2) | Forty Mile County | 151 | 2021 | Capital Power Corporation | Operational | [70][71] |
Wild Rose (WIR1) | Cypress County | 192 | 2024 | Capstone Infrastructure | Operational | [72] |
Windrise (WRW1) | Willow Creek | 207 | 2021 | TransAlta | Operational | [73][74] |
Winnifred Wind Project (WIN1) | Forty Mile | 136 | 2024 | Enerfin Energy | Operational | [75] |
Wintering Hills (SCR4) | Drumheller | 88 | 2011 | IKEA | Operational | [48][76] |
Total | 5688 |
Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Startup | Decommissioned | Owner | Status | Ref |
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Cowley Ridge | Pincher Creek | 20 | 1993 | 2016 | TransAlta | Decommissioned | [77][78][79] |
Taylor | Magrath | 3 | 2004 | TransAlta | Decommissioned | [80] |
List of wind farms inBritish Columbia.
Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Year | Owner | Status | Ref |
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Bear Mountain Wind Park | 55°42′N120°26′W / 55.700°N 120.433°W /55.700; -120.433 (Bear Mountain Wind Park) | 102 | 2009 | AltaGas | Operational | [81] |
Cape Scott Wind Farm | Port Hardy | 99 | 2013 | GDF-Suez | Operational | [82] |
Dokie Ridge Wind Farm | 55°42′00″N122°17′00″W / 55.70000°N 122.28333°W /55.70000; -122.28333 (Dokie Ridge Wind Farm) | 144 | 2011 | Alterra Power | Operational | [83] |
The Eye of the Wind | 49°23′14″N123°04′33″W / 49.38722°N 123.07583°W /49.38722; -123.07583 (Eye of the Wind) | 1.5 | 2010 | Grouse Mountain Resort | Operational | [84] |
Meikle Wind Farm | Peace Region | 184.6 | 2016 | Pattern Development | Operational | [85][86] |
Pennask Wind Farm | 49°55′26″N120°6′14″W / 49.92389°N 120.10389°W /49.92389; -120.10389 (Westbank) | 15 | 2017 | Okanagan Wind | Operational | [87] |
Quality Wind Project | Tumbler Ridge | 142.2 | 2012 | Capital Power Corporation | Operational | [88] |
Shinish Creek Wind Farm | 49°39′39″N120°8′13″W / 49.66083°N 120.13694°W /49.66083; -120.13694 (Summerland) | 15 | 2017 | Okanagan Wind | Operational | [87] |
Total | 703.3 |
List of all wind farms inManitoba.
Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Year | Owner | Status | Ref |
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St. Joseph Wind Farm | 49°18′54″N97°44′38″W / 49.31500°N 97.74389°W /49.31500; -97.74389 (St. Joseph Wind Farm) | 138 | 2011 | Pattern Energy | Operational | [89] |
St. Leon Wind Farm | 49°21′37″N98°32′15″W / 49.36028°N 98.53750°W /49.36028; -98.53750 (St. Joseph Wind Farm) | 120 | 2006/2011 | Algonquin Power | Operational | [90] |
List of wind farms inNewfoundland and Labrador.
Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Year | Owner | Status | Ref |
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Fermeuse Wind Project | Fermeuse | 27 | 2009 | Elemental Power | Operational | [91] |
Ramea Wind-Hydrogen-Diesel Energy Project | Ramea | 0.39 | 2004 | Nalcor Energy | Operational | [92][93] |
St. Lawrence Wind Project | St. Lawrence | 27 | 2008 | NeWind Group Inc. | Operational | [94] |
Total | 54.3 |
List of all wind farms inNew Brunswick.
Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Year | Owner | Status | Ref |
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Caribou Wind Park | 70 km west ofBathurst | 99 | 2009 | Suez Renewable Energy | Operational | [95][96] |
Kent Hills | 45°48′20″N64°53′45″W / 45.80556°N 64.89583°W /45.80556; -64.89583 (Kent Hills Wind Farm) | 167 | 2008-2018 | TransAlta | Operational | [97] |
Lameque | Acadian Peninsula | 45 | 2011 | Acciona Energy | Operational | [98] |
Wisokolamson | Riverside-Albert | 18 | 2019 | SWEB Development | Operational | [99][100] |
Burchill Wind Project | Lorneville, NB | 42 | 2019 | Natural Forces[101] | Operational | [102][103] |
Total | 329 |
List of wind farms inNova Scotia.
Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Year | Owner | Status | Ref |
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Amherst | Amherst Nova Scotia | 31.5 | 2011 | Capstone Infrastructure | Operational | [104] |
Brookfield | 0.6 | 2005 | Renewable Energy Services Limited | Operational | [105] | |
Dalhousie Mountain Wind Farm | Mount Thom | 51 | 2009 | RMS Energy | Operational | [106] |
Digby Limited | 0.8 | 2006 | Renewable Energy Services Limited | Operational | [105] | |
Ellershouse | Hants County | 23.15 | 2015-17 | Alternative Resource Energy Authority | Operational | [107] |
Fitzpatrick Mountain | 1.6 | 2006 | Capstone Infrastructure | Operational | [104] | |
Glace Bay / Lingan Power Project | Lingan | 17.5 | Capstone Infrastructure | Operational | [108] | |
Glen Dhu Wind Farm | Merigomish | 62.1 | 2011 | Capstone Infrastructure | Operational | [109] |
Goodwood | 0.6 | 2005 | Renewable Energy Services Limited | Operational | [105] | |
Grand Etang | 0.66 | 2002 | Nova Scotia Power | Operational | [105] | |
Higgins Mountain Riverhurst | 3.6 | 2006 | Vector Wind Energy/Spring Hill | Operational | [105] | |
Littlebrook | 0.6 | 2002 | Nova Scotia Power | Operational | [105] | |
Marshville Limited | Marshville | 0.8 | 2006 | Renewable Energy Services | Operational | [105] |
Maryvale Wind Project | 6.0 | 2010 | Maryvale Wind LP | Operational | [105] | |
Nuttby Wind Farm | Nuttby Mountain | 50.6 | 2010 | Nova Scotia Limited | Operational | [105] |
Point Tupper Wind Farm | 22.50 | 2010 | Renewable Energy Services Ltd,Nova Scotia Power | Operational | [105] | |
Pubnico Point | Pubnico-Ouest | 30.6 | 2005 | NextEra | Operational | [110] |
South Canoe Wind Energy Project | Lunenburg County | 102 | 2015 | Minas Basin Pulp and Power | Operational | [111][112] |
Springhill Project | 1.3 | 2005 | Vector Wind Energy | Operational | [105] | |
Springhill Riverhurst | 0.9 | 2006 | Vector Wind Energy/Springhill | Operational | [105] | |
Tiverton Riverhurst | 0.9 | 2006 | Vector Wind Energy/Springhill | Operational | [105] | |
Watts Wind Project | 1.5 | 2011 | Watts Wind Energy | Operational | [105] | |
Black Pond | Yarmouth | 1.99 | 2015 | SWEB Development | Operational | [113][114] |
Brenton | Yarmouth | 1.99 | 2016 | SWEB Development | Operational | [115][116] |
Parker Mountain | Granville Ferry | 1.99 | 2014 | SWEB Development | Operational | [117][118] |
Martock Ridge | Windsor | 6.0 | 2015 | SWEB Development | Operational | [119][120] |
Walton | East Hants | 1.99 | 2016 | SWEB Development | Operational | [121][122] |
North Beaver Bank | Halifax | 8.0 | 2015 | SWEB Development | Operational | [123][124] |
Nine Mile River | Nine Mile River | 4.0 | 2015 | SWEB Development | Operational | [125][126] |
Hardwood Lands | Nine Mile River | 6.0 | 2016 | SWEB Development | Operational | [127][128] |
Isle Madame | Cape Breton Island | 1.99 | 2015 | SWEB Development | Operational | [129][130] |
Saint Rose | Cape Breton Island | 1.99 | 2014 | SWEB Development | Operational | [131][132] |
Baddeck | Baddeck | 1.7 | 2016 | SWEB Development | Operational | [133][134] |
Total | 417.31 |
List of all wind farms inOntario.
List of all wind farms inPrince Edward Island.
Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Year | Owner | Status | Ref |
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Aeolus Wind | Norway | 3 | 2003 | Aeolus Wind PEI | Operational | [169] |
Eastern Kings Wind Farm | Elmira/North Lake | 30 | 2007 | PEI Energy Corporation | Operational | [170] |
East Kings Wind Plant - Phase 2 | Elmira | 29.4 | 2024 | PEI Energy Corporation | Construction | |
Hermanville/Clear Springs Wind Farm | Hermanville | 30 | 2013 | PEI Energy Corporation | Operational | |
North Cape Wind Farm | North Cape | 10.6 | 2001-2003 | PEI Energy Corporation | Operational | [171] |
Norway Wind Farm | Norway | 9 | 2007 | Suez Renewable Energy | Operational | [172] |
Skinners Pond Wind Plant | Skinners Pond | 99 | 2024 | Invenergy | Planning | |
Summerside Wind Farm | Summerside | 12 | 2009 | City of Summerside Electric Utility | Operational | [173] |
West Cape Wind Farm | West Cape | 99 | 2007-2009 | Suez Renewable Energy | Operational | [172][174] |
WEICan R&D Wind Farm | North Cape | 10 | 2013 | WEICan | Operational | |
Wejipek Wind Project | Middleton/Kinkora | 12 | 2024 | Lennox Island | Planning | |
Total | 332.0 |
List of wind farms inQuebec.
List of current and planned wind farms inSaskatchewan.
Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Year | Owner | Status | Ref |
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Sunbridge | Gull Lake | 11 | 2002 | Enbridge,Suncor | Decommissioned | [23][202] |
Cypress Wind Power Facility | Gull Lake | 11 | 2002/2003 | SaskPower | Operational | [203] |
Centennial Wind Power Facility | Swift Current | 150 | 2006 | SaskPower | Operational | [204] |
Red Lily Wind Farm | Moosomin | 26 | 2011 | Algonquin Power | Operational | [205] |
Morse Wind Power Facility | Morse | 23 | 2015 | Algonquin Power | Operational | [206] |
Western Lily Wind Power Facility | Grenfell | 20 | 2019 | Gaia Power | Operational | [207] |
Riverhurst Wind Project | Riverhurst | 10 | 2021 | Capstone Infrastructure | Operational | [208][209] |
Blue Hill Wind Energy Project | Herbert | 177 | 2022 | Algonquin Power | Operational | [210][211] |
Golden South Wind Energy Facility | Assiniboia | 200 | 2022 | Potentia Renewables | Operational | [212][213] |
Total | 628 |
Thearctic andsubarctic climates ofnorthern Canada makes the construction ofwind turbines difficult as most are only designed to operate down to a minimum temperature of -30°C (-22°F).[214]
Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Year | Owner | Status | Notes | Ref |
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Diavik Diamond Mine | 64°29′30″N110°20′19″W / 64.49167°N 110.33861°W /64.49167; -110.33861 (Diavik Diamond Mine Wind Farm) | 9.2 | 2012 | RioTinto Diavik Diamond Mine | Operational | Operational to -40C. Since startup through 2018:
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Haeckel Hill | 60°44′51″N135°13′34″W / 60.74750°N 135.22611°W /60.74750; -135.22611 (Haeckel Hill Wind Farm) | 0.40 | 1993/2000 | Yukon Energy Corporation | Operational | Produced 0.81 MW of electricity from 2000 to 2018. Partially decommissioned due to aging infrastructure, now with only one operational wind turbine. Yukon Energy proposes a future expansion of the Haeckel Hill Wind Farm. | [215][216][217] |
Total | 0.40 |
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