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Biomass power plants in Canada

111 biomass power plants in Canada, totalling 2,742 MW of installed capacity — ranked by size, from open data.

#PlantRegionMW
1Atikokan-G1Ontario215
2Thunderbay G3Ontario135
3AlPac BoyleAlberta125
4Howe Sound Pulp & Paper CorpBritish Columbia112
5Gold RiverBritish Columbia90
6Zellstoff Celgar MillBritish Columbia78
7Domtar Pulp Mill (Kamloops)British Columbia76
8Williams LakeBritish Columbia68
9Northwood Green PowerBritish Columbia63
10Thunder Bay Condensing TurbineOntario62
11Cariboo Pulp & Paper CompanyBritish Columbia61
12Port HawkesburyNova Scotia60
13Prince George Pulp and Paper MillBritish Columbia60
14Tembec Témiscaming 1-2Quebec58
15HarmacBritish Columbia55
16Hinton PulpAlberta52
17SkookumchukBritish Columbia51
18Powell RiverBritish Columbia48
19Weyerhaeuser Grande PrairieAlberta48
20Saint-Félicien (Fibrek)Quebec43
21MiramichiNew Brunswick42
22Twin RiversNew Brunswick39
23CalstockOntario38
24Catalyst Paper CroftonBritish Columbia38
25MacKenzie Conifex Green EnergyBritish Columbia36
26SenneterreQuebec35
27Intercon Pulp MillBritish Columbia32
28Brooklyn Energy CentreNova Scotia30
29Domtar - WindsorQuebec30
30Peace River PulpAlberta30
31Saint JohnNew Brunswick30
32ChapaisQuebec28
33DolbeauQuebec26
34Port AliceBritish Columbia26
35Brompton Biomass CogenerationQuebec26
36Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Pictou MillNova Scotia26
37Espanola MillOntario25
38Grande Prairie EcoPowerAlberta25
39Longlac Biomass CogenerationOntario25
40Seegen 2 (Burnaby Incinerator)British Columbia25
41WhitecourtAlberta25
42Thurso 1-2Quebec24
43The Pas MillManitoba23
44AtholvilleNew Brunswick21
45Société de Cogénération Saint-FélicienQuebec21
46Armstrong CogenerationBritish Columbia20
47Terrace BayOntario20
48Index Energy Mills Road CorpOntario18
49Catalyst Paper Port AlberniBritish Columbia17
50Westlock (Dapp)Alberta17
51Marathon Pulp IncOntario16
52Corner Brook CogenerationNewfoundland and Labrador15
53Brampton BiomassOntario15
54Becker CogenerationOntario15
55Gatineau (Bowater)Quebec15
56Tembec KapuskasingOntario15
57Tolko Kelowna CogenerationBritish Columbia15
58Kruger Products Paper MillBritish Columbia14
59ChetwyndBritish Columbia12
60Fraser Lake BiomassBritish Columbia12
61Soave HydroponicsOntario12
62Valley PowerAlberta12
63Liberty Energy CentreOntario11
64Lachute LFGQuebec10
65St-ThomasQuebec9
66Slave LakeAlberta9
67Burns Bog LFGBritish Columbia8
68GoldenBritish Columbia8
69Saint-Nicéphore LFGQuebec8
70White RiverOntario8
71Chapleau CogenerationOntario7
72Béarn SawmillQuebec7
73Wm Ottawa LandfillOntario6
74Trail Road LFGOntario6
75Britannia LFGOntario6
76Beare Road LFGOntario5
77Cache Creek LFGBritish Columbia5
78Clover Bar LFGAlberta5
79Humber Treatment PlantOntario5
80Waterloo LFGOntario5
81UNBC Bioenergy PlantBritish Columbia4
82Lafleche LFGOntario4
83Iona Island Wwtp LFGBritish Columbia4
84Lachenaie LandfillQuebec4
85LethbridgeAlberta4
86Vanderwell Contractors (1971)Alberta4
87Annacis Island WwtpBritish Columbia3
88Haute-Yamaska-Roland Thibault CogenerationQuebec3
89West Lorne Biooil CogenerationOntario3
90Woolwich Bio-EnOntario3
91Robert O. PickardQuebec2
92Hartland LFGBritish Columbia2
93Hwy 101 LandfillNova Scotia2
94UBC Nexterra Bioenergy Research and Demonstration FacilityBritish Columbia2
95Nechako LumberBritish Columbia2
96Eastview LFGOntario2
97Bensfort Road LFGOntario2
98Hamilton (Digester Gas) CogenertionOntario2
99Merrick LandfillOntario2
100Sarnia LFGOntario2
101Saskatoon LandfillSaskatchewan2
102Sudbury LFGOntario2
103Revelstoke DistrictBritish Columbia2
104Cedar Road LFGBritish Columbia1
105Stanton Dairy FarmOntario1
106District HeatingPrince Edward Island1
107Taylor LumberNova Scotia1
108East LFGOntario1
109Fraser Richmond Soil & FiberBritish Columbia1
110Grimsby BioreactorOntario1
111Vegreville BiodigesterAlberta1

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