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That’s 6% of Canada’s electricity demand!
enough to power over
3 million homes
Canada is a global leader in wind energy
Wind energy in Canada
GROWTHIN 2016
7th in the worldfor installed capacity
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#1 new source of electricity: WIND ENERGYLargest source of new electricity generation in Canada for 11 years
702 MWnew installed capacity
21 total newwind energy projects
16 projectswith Aboriginal Peoples, municipal or local ownership
$1.5 billioninvestment in new wind energy
18% 5 year annual growthrate of wind energy inCanada (1,327 MW/year)
6,288 Number of grid-connected turbines in Canada
66% Rate of decline ofwind energy costssince 2009
Largest source of new electricity generation in Canada for 11 years
Northwest Territories• 9.2 MW current installed capacity
Yukon• 0.9 MW current installed capacity
OntarioLARGEST WIND MARKET IN CANADA• 4,781 MW current installed capacity• 413 MW new in 2016• 2,465 wind turbines • Approximately 5% of electricity demand
QuebecSECOND LARGEST WIND MARKET IN CANADA• 3,510 MW current installed capacity• 249 MW new in 2016• 1,879 wind turbines • Approximately 4% of electricity demand
AlbertaTHIRD LARGEST WIND MARKET IN CANADA• 1,479 MW current installed capacity• 901 wind turbines • Approximately 4% of electricity demand
Nova Scotia • 597 MW current installed capacity• 40 MW new in 2016• Approximately 9.5% of electricity demand
New Brunswick • 294 MW current installed capacity• Approximately 3.7% of electricity demand
Prince Edward Island • 204 MW current installed capacity• Over 30% of electricity demand
Newfoundland and Labrador • 55 MW current installed capacity• Approximately 3% of electricity demand
Atlantic Saskatchewan• 221 MW current installed capacity• Approximately 3% of electricity demand
British Columbia• 489 MW current installed capacity• Approximately 1.6% of electricity demand
Manitoba• 258 MW current installed capacity• Approximately 2.5% of electricity demand
canwea canadianwindenergyassociation www.canwea.ca
11,898 MW total installed wind energy capacity in Canada...
Wind energy across Canada