Cap-aux-Meules — Canada
Oil power plant in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Approximate location 47.3745, -61.8858.
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Cap-aux-Meules is a 66 MW oil power plant in Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is operated by Hydro Quebec. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 50k homes (estimated). It ranks #365 of 1,210 Canada power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1952, it is around 74 years old — an older, legacy facility. In context, oil supplies about 1.2% of Canada's electricity; the national grid averages 191 gCO₂/kWh (77.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CAN1060135.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000408866; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 66 MW, Cap-aux-Meules is below the median oil plant in Canada (109 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Canada oil capacity
- 2.7% of 2,463 MW across 9 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 0 of 8 dated oil plants in Canada are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest oil plants in Canada
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Hydro Quebec. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 47.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 95% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 93/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #7 largest oil power plant of 9 in Canada by capacity.
Canada has 9 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 2,463 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Eastern Kings · Wind · 30 MW · Prince Edward Island
- Hermanville / Clearspring · Wind · 30 MW · Prince Edward Island
- Saint Rose · Wind · 2 MW · Nova Scotia
- Gisborne · Hydro · 3.5 MW · Nova Scotia
- South Cape Mabou · Wind · 2 MW · Nova Scotia
- District Heating · Biomass · 1.2 MW · Prince Edward Island
Location
Coordinates 47.3745, -61.8858 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Cap-aux-Meules?
Cap-aux-Meules is a 66 MW oil power plant in Prince Edward Island, Canada, commissioned in 1952.
Who operates Cap-aux-Meules?
Cap-aux-Meules is operated by Hydro Quebec.