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Largest power plants in Nova Scotia, Canada by capacity

The biggest power plants in Nova Scotia, Canada ranked by installed capacity (MW). Open data.

#	Plant	Fuel	Country	MW
1	Lingan	Coal	Canada	632.8
2	Tufts Cove	Gas	Canada	500
3	Trenton	Coal	Canada	310
4	Wreck Cove	Hydro	Canada	212
5	Goldboro LNG power station	Gas	Canada	180
6	Point Aconi	Coal	Canada	165
7	Point Tupper	Coal	Canada	150
8	Burnside	Oil	Canada	132
9	South Canoe	Wind	Canada	102
10	Victoria Junction	Oil	Canada	66
11	Glen Dhu	Wind	Canada	62
12	Port Hawkesbury	Biomass	Canada	60
13	Dalhousie Mountain	Wind	Canada	51
14	Nuttby Mountain	Wind	Canada	50.6
15	Amherst I	Wind	Canada	31.5
16	Pubnico Point 1 / 2	Wind	Canada	30.6
17	Brooklyn Energy Centre	Biomass	Canada	30
18	Digby	Wind	Canada	30
19	Lequille	Hydro	Canada	26
20	Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Pictou Mill	Biomass	Canada	26
21	Ellershouse Wind Farm	Wind	Canada	23
22	Point Tupper	Wind	Canada	23
23	Annapolis Tidal	Wave and Tidal	Canada	20
24	Weymouth Falls	Hydro	Canada	19.2
25	Lingan	Wind	Canada	18.1
26	Sable	Wind	Canada	13.8
27	Big Falls	Hydro	Canada	10.6
28	Chebucto Pockwock	Wind	Canada	10
29	Sheet Harbour	Hydro	Canada	10
30	Deep Brook	Hydro	Canada	9.1
31	North Beaverbank	Wind	Canada	8
32	Cowie Falls	Hydro	Canada	7.4
33	Lower Lake Falls	Hydro	Canada	7.2
34	Nictaux	Hydro	Canada	7.2
35	Ruth Falls	Hydro	Canada	7.1
36	Gulch	Hydro	Canada	7
37	Hells Gate	Hydro	Canada	6.8
38	New Glasgow (Watts Wind II)	Wind	Canada	6.4
39	Amherst Community Wind Farm	Wind	Canada	6
40	Hardwood Lands Community Wind Project	Wind	Canada	6
41	Martock Ridge	Wind	Canada	6
42	Maryvale	Wind	Canada	6
43	Millbrook	Wind	Canada	6
44	Gardiner Mines (Cape Breton University)	Wind	Canada	5.4
45	Upper Lake Falls	Hydro	Canada	5.4
46	Hollow Bridge	Hydro	Canada	5.3
47	Sissiboo Falls	Hydro	Canada	5.3
48	Kemptown	Wind	Canada	5
49	Limerock	Wind	Canada	5
50	Auld's Mountain	Wind	Canada	4.6
51	Avon 1	Hydro	Canada	4.6
52	Fairmont	Wind	Canada	4.6
53	Ketch Harbour Wind Power Project	Wind	Canada	4.6
54	Paradise	Hydro	Canada	4.2
55	Tide Water	Hydro	Canada	4.2
56	Barrachois	Wind	Canada	4
57	Hillside Boularderie	Wind	Canada	4
58	Nine Mile River	Wind	Canada	4
59	Truro Heights	Wind	Canada	4
60	Whynotts	Wind	Canada	4
61	Lower Great Brook	Hydro	Canada	3.9
62	Sandy Lake	Hydro	Canada	3.6
63	Avon 2	Hydro	Canada	3.5
64	Gisborne	Hydro	Canada	3.5
65	Ridge	Hydro	Canada	3.5
66	Barrington (Watts Wind II)	Wind	Canada	3.2
67	Greenfield	Wind	Canada	3.2
68	Porters Lake Wind Power Project	Wind	Canada	3.2
69	Lower St Croix	Hydro	Canada	3
70	Malay Falls	Hydro	Canada	3
71	Methals	Hydro	Canada	3
72	White Rock	Hydro	Canada	2.9
73	Lumsden	Hydro	Canada	2.8
74	Tusket	Hydro	Canada	2.7
75	Dickie Brook	Hydro	Canada	2.6
76	Bateston Wind Project	Wind	Canada	2.3
77	Gaetz Brook	Wind	Canada	2.3
78	Mulgrave	Wind	Canada	2.3
79	Fourth Lake	Hydro	Canada	2.2
80	Mill Lake	Hydro	Canada	2.2
81	Black Pond	Wind	Canada	2
82	Brenton Community Wind Project	Wind	Canada	2
83	Creignishrear	Wind	Canada	2
84	Hwy 101 Landfill	Biomass	Canada	2
85	Irish Mountain	Wind	Canada	2
86	Isle Madame	Wind	Canada	2
87	Kaizer Meadow	Wind	Canada	2
88	Little River Harbour	Wind	Canada	2
89	Parker Mountain	Wind	Canada	2
90	Roseway	Hydro	Canada	2
91	Saint Rose	Wind	Canada	2
92	South Cape Mabou	Wind	Canada	2
93	Upper St Croix	Hydro	Canada	2
94	Walton Community Wind Project	Wind	Canada	2
95	Point Aconi Wind Project	Wind	Canada	1.9
96	Baddeck Community Wind Project	Wind	Canada	1.7
97	Avondale Community Wind Park	Wind	Canada	1.6
98	Fitzpatrick Mountain	Wind	Canada	1.6
99	Glace Bay / Donkin	Wind	Canada	1.6
100	Wedgeport (Watts Wind II)	Wind	Canada	1.6
101	Watts Wind	Wind	Canada	1.5
102	Springhill	Wind	Canada	1.2
103	Taylor Lumber	Biomass	Canada	1.2

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Frequently asked questions

What ranks first in largest power plants in nova scotia, canada by capacity?

Lingan (Canada) ranks #1 with 632.8 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 103 power plants in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Lingan (632.8); 2. Tufts Cove (500); 3. Trenton (310).