STRONG WINDS FOR CANADA
Wind Energy Continues Rapid Growth in Canada in 2015
January 13, 2016 (Transmission and Distribution World)
“…Canada closed 2015 seventh in the world for total installed wind energy capacity with 11,205 MW, and sixth in the world for the amount of capacity added in 2015. Over the year, Canada added 1,506 MW of new wind capacity through the commissioning of 36 projects, 23 of which involved Aboriginal Peoples, municipal or local ownership. Wind energy supplied approximately five per cent of Canada's electricity demand in 2015, enough to power over three million Canadian homes…Ontario continued to lead the way in market size and growth…Quebec, Canada's second largest wind energy market, was also the second largest contributor of new installed capacity in 2015…Nova Scotia, which currently has 552 MW, commissioned 186 MW in 2015, including one of the largest municipal-owned wind projects in Canada (Sable Wind Farm, 14 MW)…Alberta, which is Canada's third largest wind energy market at 1,500 MW, added 29 MW…” click here for more
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