Pierre-De Saurel — Canada
Wind power plant in Quebec, Canada. Approximate location 45.9567, -72.9452.
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Pierre-De Saurel is a 25 MW wind power plant in Quebec, Canada. It is operated by Pierre-De Saurel MCR. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 21k homes (estimated). It ranks #524 of 1,210 Canada power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2016, it is around 10 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 7.9% 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 CAN0008622.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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 · L100000906498; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 25 MW, Pierre-De Saurel is around the median wind plant in Canada (24 MW). Technically it is described as Onshore. Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Canada wind capacity
- 0.2% of 12,127 MW across 241 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 112 of 127 dated wind 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 wind plants in Canada
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Pierre-De Saurel MCR.
Local climate & thermal context
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 46.0°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 91% 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: 92/100 — 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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling 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 #116 largest wind power plant of 241 in Canada by capacity.
Canada has 241 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 12,127 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- St-Thomas · Biomass · 9.4 MW · Quebec
- Drummondville · Hydro · 16 MW · Quebec
- Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults · Hydro · 4.2 MW · Quebec
- T.-D.-Bouchard · Hydro · 2.3 MW · Quebec
- Chute-Hemmings · Hydro · 29 MW · Quebec
- Saint-Nicéphore LFG · Biomass · 7.6 MW · Quebec
Location
Coordinates 45.9567, -72.9452 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Pierre-De Saurel?
Pierre-De Saurel is a 25 MW wind power plant in Quebec, Canada, commissioned in 2016.
Who operates Pierre-De Saurel?
Pierre-De Saurel is operated by Pierre-De Saurel MCR.