Prince — Canada
Wind power plant in Ontario, Canada. Approximate location 46.6126, -84.4792.
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Prince is a 189 MW wind power station in Ontario, Canada. It is operated by Brookfield Power Wind Prince LP. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 161k homes (estimated). It ranks #168 of 1,210 Canada power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2006, it is around 20 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 CAN0002212.
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
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 189 MW, Prince is well above 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
- 1.6% of 12,127 MW across 241 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 9 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 Brookfield Power Wind Prince LP.
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 46.6°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 104% 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: 94/100 — 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 #8 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
- Goulais · Wind · 25 MW · Ontario
- SSM 1 (Carpin Rd.) · Solar · 12 MW · Michigan
- SSM 1 (Leigh's Bay Rd.) · Solar · 12 MW · Michigan
- Lake Superior · Gas · 110 MW · Michigan
- Clergue · Hydro · 52 MW · Ontario
- Saint Marys Falls · Hydro · 23.7 MW · Michigan
Location
Coordinates 46.6126, -84.4792 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Prince?
Prince is a 189 MW wind power plant in Ontario, Canada, commissioned in 2006.
Who operates Prince?
Prince is operated by Brookfield Power Wind Prince LP.