Solar Concentrating Steam Power Plant — Canada

Solar Concentrating Steam Power Plant is a 1 MW solar power plant in Alberta, Canada. It ranks #1208 of 1,210 Canada power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2009, it is around 17 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 1.6% 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 CAN0008394.

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 1 MW, Solar Concentrating Steam Power Plant is below the median solar plant in Canada (10 MW). Technically it is described as Solar Thermal. Its current lifecycle status is “Mothballed” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #143 largest solar power plant of 143 in Canada by capacity.

Canada has 143 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 1,823 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Medicine Hat power station · Gas · 55 MW · Alberta
• Box Springs · Wind · 6 MW · Alberta
• Taber · Wind · 81 MW · Alberta
• Brooks · Solar · 13 MW · Alberta
• Bow City power station · Coal · 1,000 MW · Alberta
• Chin Chute · Wind · 30 MW · Alberta

Location

Coordinates 50.0378, -110.7199 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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