Wind farms in Nova Scotia
We track 99 wind farms in Nova Scotia, Canada: 82 operating, with 0.7 GW, and 2.0 GW being built, consented or planned. These are the 25 largest operating today, by capacity. Click a farm for its owners, turbines and location.
| # | Wind farm | Type | Capacity | Online | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Canoe | Onshore | 102 MW | 2015 | Nova Scotia Power Inc |
| 2 | Glen Dhu | Onshore | 62 MW | 2011 | Capstone Infrastructure Corp |
| 3 | Dalhousie Mountain | Onshore | 51 MW | 2009 | RMS Energy Dalhousie Mountain LP |
| 4 | Nuttby | Onshore | 51 MW | 2010 | Nova Scotia Power Inc |
| 5 | Amherst I Wind Farm | Onshore | 32 MW | 2012 | Capstone Infrastructure Corp |
| 6 | Pubnico Point | Onshore | 31 MW | 2004 | NextEra Energy Inc |
| 7 | Digby Neck | Onshore | 30 MW | 2010 | Nova Scotia Power Inc |
| 8 | Ellershouse I and II | Onshore | 24 MW | 2015 | Alternative Resource Energy Authority |
| 9 | Point Tupper | Onshore | 23 MW | 2006 | NS Power |
| 10 | Glace Bay & Donkin | Onshore | 20 MW | 2005 | |
| 11 | Glace Bay (Lingan) | Onshore | 20 MW | 2006 | Glace Bay Lingan Wind Power (GBLWP) Ltd |
| 12 | Sable | Onshore | 14 MW | 2015 | Municipality of the District of Guysborough |
| 13 | Chebucto Pockwock | Onshore | 10 MW | 2014 | Chebucto Wind Field Inc |
| 14 | North Beaver Bank Community Wind | Onshore | 8.0 MW | 2015 | |
| 15 | Chebucto Terence Bay | Onshore | 7.0 MW | 2017 | |
| 16 | New Glasgow (MacLellan's Brook) | Onshore | 6.4 MW | 2015 | |
| 17 | Amherst Community Wind | Onshore | 6.0 MW | 2016 | Natural Forces |
| 18 | Hardwood Lands Community Winds | Onshore | 6.0 MW | 2016 | WEB Windenergie AG |
| 19 | Martock Ridge | Onshore | 6.0 MW | 2015 | |
| 20 | Maryvale | Onshore | 6.0 MW | 2010 | |
| 21 | Millbrook | Onshore | 6.0 MW | 2014 | Millbrook Community Wind Inc |
| 22 | Gardiner Mines (Cape Breton University) | Onshore | 5.4 MW | 2016 | Gardner Mines Wind Farm LP |
| 23 | Kemptown | Onshore | 5.0 MW | 2015 | |
| 24 | Limerock | Onshore | 5.0 MW | 2015 | |
| 25 | Barrachois | Onshore | 4.7 MW | 2015 |
Operating farms only, by installed capacity as the registers record it: national registers where a country has one, and Global Energy Monitor's Global Wind Power Tracker (CC BY 4.0) elsewhere. Totals are of the farms we track and can differ from official statistics. Figures are indicative and can differ from developers' own; see methods.
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