Canadian Wind Developers Propose 28,500 Megawatts

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The operational windfarms in Canada supply approximately 2,800 megawatts (MW) of generation, representing only about 2.7% of the country's total operational capacity of 101,411 MW. Ontario has the most wind generation with 1,240 MW, followed by Quebec with 665 MW, Alberta with 509 MW, Saskatchewan with 171 MW, and Nova Scotia, Manitoba and Prince Edward Island with less than 100 MW each.

Click on the image at right to see an analysis of wind power generation in Canada based on commissioned and precommissioned units.

Canadian wind developers are proposing more than 270 projects totaling more than 28,500 MW. The areas that have the most wind projects proposed are:

• British Columbia: 6,084 MW
• Quebec: 5,902 MW
• Ontario: 4,274 MW
• Alberta: 3,682 MW
• Manitoba: 3,343 MW
• New Brunswick: 2,051 MW
• Newfoundland: 1,225 MW
• Saskatchewan: less than 1,000 MW
• Nova Scotia: less than 1,000 MW
• Prince Edward Island: less than 1,000 MW

If all of the projects are constructed, more than 20% of Canada's generation would come from wind power.

The country's operational wind and hydroelectric generation capacity currently exceeds 51,000 MW. With the addition of new wind and hydroelectric generation capacity, approximately 49,000 MW, this would bring Canada's renewable generation capacity to roughly 100,000 MW.

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