Largest solar power stations in Canada

Top biggest solar photovoltaic power stations in Canada.

(Updated September 2024)

Solar power stations, PV farms 2024 in Canada

Name	Location	State	Capacity MWp or MWAC (*)	Annual Output GWh	Land Size km²	On grid	Remarks	Developer
Travers Solar Project	map	Alberta	465		3300 acres	2022	A photovoltaic power station under construction in Vulcan County, Alberta. When completed in late 2022, it will become the largest photovoltaic power station in Canada	Greengate Power
Brooks Solar Farm	map	Alberta	400		3900 acres	2022	The project is expected to be completed in phases with commercial operations commencing in late 2022 and continuing over the next 30 years and beyond.	Solar Krafte
Dunmore Solar Project	map	Alberta	216			2023	Under construction	Ascent Energy Partners
Vauxhall Solar	map	Alberta	60 MW		1300 acres	2022	Under construction	Solar Krafte
Airport City Solar	map	Alberta	120	200	627 acres	2022	Under construction	Alpin Sun
Lathom Solar Project	map	Alberta	120		1000 acres	2022	Under construction	Greengate Power
Saddlebrook Solar and Storage Project	map	Alberta	102,5		300 acres	2024	Under construction	TC Energy Corporation
Grand	map	Ontario	100	165		2015		Samsung C&T, CCLI, SNGRDC
Kingston	map	Ontario	100			2015		Samsung C&T, CCLI
Fox Coulee Solar (FCS1)	map	Alberta	93			2023	Expected to produce enough electricity to power more than 20,000 homes.	Neoen
Enterprise Solar	map	Alberta	94		750 acres	2022	Under construction	Renewable Energy Systems
Loyalist	map	Ontario	85		400 acres	2019		BluEarth Renewables, MBQFN
Sarnia	map	Ontario	80	120	1100 acres	2009		Enbridge, First Solar
Vulcan Solar	map	Alberta	77 MW		960 acres	2023	Under construction	EDF Renewable Energy
Claresholm 2	map	Alberta	75		1280 acres	2021		Capstone Infrastructure
Enchant Solar Project	map	Alberta	75		550 acres	2022	Under construction	Capital Power
Prairie Sunlight I	map	Alberta	74,2		552 acres	2021		Solar Krafte
Wheatcrest Solar	map	Alberta	60		320 acres	2022	Under construction	BluEarth Renewables
Sault Ste. Marie	map	Ontario	58,7			2011		Starwood Energy
Claresholm 1	map	Alberta	58		1280 acres	2021		Capstone Infrastructure
Southgate	map	Ontario	50			2016		Samsung C&T, CCLI
Windsor	map	Ontario	50		300 acres	2016		Samsung C&T, CCLI
Joffre Solar	map	Alberta	47		480 acres	2021		PACE Canada LP
Nanticoke	map	Ontario	44		158 ha	2019		OPG, SNGRDC, MCFN
Wrentham Solar	map	Alberta	41,1		334 acres	2021		Solar Krafte
Clydesdale 1 (CLY1)	map	Alberta	41			2022		Capital Power
Strathmore Solar	map	Alberta	40,5		320 acres	2022	Under construction	Solar Krafte
Cochrane	map	Ontario	40			2015		Northland Power
Empress Solar Park (EMP1)	map	Alberta	39		270 acres	2023	This project will generate enough electricity each year to power over 11,000 homes and reduce carbon emissions by 43,000 tonnes.	Achernar GP Ltd
Clydesdale 2 (CLY2)	map	Alberta	34			2022		Capital Power
Stardale	map	Ontario	33			2012		Innergex
Liskeard	map	Ontario	30			2014		TC Energy
Rideau Lakes	map	Ontario	30			2013		Northland Power
Spring Coulee Solar	map	Alberta	30		204 acres	2023		Solar Krafte
Barlow Solar Park	map	Alberta	27		130 acres	2022		DP Energy
Brooks Solar II	map	Alberta	26,05		200 acres	2021		Elemental Energy
Rainy River	map	Ontario	25	41	210 acres	2015		RRFN, CCLI, Terrma
Innisfail Solar	map	Alberta	25		115 acres	2020		Elemental Energy
Hull (HUL1)	map	Alberta	25			2020		Solar Krafte
Kneehill Solar (TRH1)	map	Alberta	25			2022		Capstone Infrastructure
Michichi Solar (MIC1)	map	Alberta	25 MW			2022		Capstone Infrastructure
Prairie Sunlight II	map	Alberta	24,05		160 acres	2020		Solar Krafte
Elmsley	map	Ontario	24			2010		EDF Renewables
Monarch (MON1)	map	Alberta	24			2022		Concord Green Energy
Deerfoot Solar Park	map	Alberta	35		190 acres	2023	Under construction	DP Energy
Arnprior	map	Ontario	23,04		200 acres	2009		EDF Renewables
Jenner Solar	map	Alberta	23			2021		Canadian Solar
Hays Solar	map	Alberta	23		174 acres	2021		Canadian Solar
Suffield Solar	map	Alberta	23			2020		Suffield Solar GP Inc.
Coaldale (COL1)	map	Alberta	23			2022		ACFN, Concord Green Energy
Conrad 1 (CRD1)	map	Alberta	23		334 acres	2022		Conrad Solar Inc
Strathmore 2 (STR2)	map	Alberta	23		320 acres	2022		Capital Power
Prairie Sunlight III	map	Alberta	22		193 acres	2020		Solar Krafte Utilities
Summerside Solar Energy Farm	map	Prince Edward Island	21			2022		Samsung Renewable Energy INC; City of Summerside
East Strathmore Solar Project	map	Alberta	20,05			2022	Under construction	Elemental Energy
Burdett Solar	map	Alberta	20			2021		BluEarth Renewables
Belmont	map	Ontario	20			2013		Alterra, GE Energy
Moore	map	Ontario	20			2012		First Solar, NextEra Energy
Sombra	map	Ontario	20			2012		First Solar, NextEra Energy
Walpole	map	Ontario	20		349 acres	2013		Alterra, GE Energy
Amherstburg Solar	map	Ontario	20			2011		Capstone Infrastructure
Yellow Lake Solar	map	Alberta	19			2021		BluEarth Renewables
Westfield Yellow Lake (WEF1)	map	Alberta	19			2021		BluEarth Renewables
Conrad 2 (CRD2)	map	Alberta	18			2022		Conrad Solar Inc
Brooks Solar	map	Alberta	17			2017		Elemental Energy
Stavely (STV1)	map	Alberta	17			2023		Concord Stavely Partnership
Chappice Lake Solar	map	Alberta	15			2022	Under construction	Elemental Energy
kīsikāw pīsim 1 and 2 (KKP1, KKP2)	map	Alberta	14			2022		Epcor
Hanna Sheerness Solar	map	Alberta	13			2022	Under construction	PACE Canada LP
Pendleton Solar	map	Ontario	12			2019		EDF Renewables
E.L. Smith Solar Farm	map	Alberta	12			2022	Under construction	Epcor
Burdett (BRD1)	map	Alberta	11			2021		Enbridge
Alberta Solar One	map	Alberta	10,05			2021		Enbridge, Morgan Solar Inc
Amherstburg II	map	Ontario	10			2011		Alterra, GE Energy
Barlow Solar	map	Ontario	10			2019		EDF Renewables
Belleville North Solar Project	map	Ontario	10			2013		Northland Power
Belleville South Solar Project	map	Ontario	10			2013		Northland Power
Burk's Falls East Solar Project	map	Ontario	10			2013		Northland Power
Burk's Falls West Solar Project	map	Ontario	10			2014		Northland Power
Crosby Solar Project	map	Ontario	10			2013		Northland Power
Glendale Solar Project	map	Ontario	10			2014		Northland Power
McCann Solar Project	map	Ontario	10			2013		Northland Power
North Burgess Solar Project	map	Ontario	10			2014		Northland Power
Rideau Lakes Solar Project	map	Ontario	10			2013		Northland Power
Abitibi Solar Project	map	Ontario	10			2015		Northland Power
Empire Solar Project	map	Ontario	10			2015		Northland Power
Martin's Meadow Solar Project	map	Ontario	10			2015		Northland Power
Highfield Solar Energy Facility	map	Saskatchewan	10			2021		Saturn Power
Long Lake Solar Project	map	Ontario	10			2015		Northland Power
Lily Lake Solar Farm	map	Ontario	10			2011		Lily Lake Solar Inc.
Pesâkâstêw Solar Facility	map	Saskatchewan	10			2022		Pesâkâstêw Solar Limited Partnership
Awasis Solar Facility	map	Saskatchewan	10			2022		Cowessess First Nation, Elemental Energy
Caroline Solar	map	Alberta	9			2022	Under construction	PACE Canada LP
Youngstown Solar Project	map	Alberta	6			2021		PACE Canada LP
Three Nations Energy Solar Farm	map	Alberta	2,02			2020		Three Nations Energy
SunMine	map	British Columbia	1,05			2015		City of Kimberley
Tsilhqot'in Solar Farm	map	British Columbia	0,99			2019		Tsilhqot’in Nation

Solar power in Canada

Canada due to its large area has a lot of resources for solar power. The regions like the southernmost parts of Alberta, Ontario, and Saskatchewan, have the most solar potential. Today, solar energy is becoming a popular way to create power and heat in Canada, and it is serving to minimize pollutants associated with energy production. Despite the cold temperature and high latitudes (which receive a small amount of direct sunlight as compared to mid-latitudes), solar systems are used widely in Canada, from residential solar panels to massive power facilities.

Due to its high latitude, however, the country receives comparatively little solar radiation. This, combined with cloudy weather, results in a capacity factor of only 6%, compared to a capacity factor of 15% in America. According to the Canada Energy Regulator (previously the National Energy Board), By 2040, solar power will account for approximately 3% of total energy generation capacity in Canada.

Travers Solar

It's a huge project, with 1.3 million solar panels to be installed on 3300 acres of land east of Champion, Alta. The project is still in its infancy (in the initial stages of development). The developer of the project is Calgary-based Greengate Power which is managing it with funding from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.

The $700 million project - Canada's largest - will produce enough energy to power thousands of homes according to Dan Balaban, Greengate CEO.

The capacity of the project is expected to be 465 megawatts AC, 691 megawatts DC, which in simple words means power for more than 150,000 homes.

Brooks Solar Farm

The proposed Brooks Solar Farm is a 400 megawatt (MW) plant located on 3,900 acres of private land in the County of Newell, Alberta, west of the City of Brooks, immediately adjacent to the AltaLink Cassils Substation.

The project is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 470,000 tonnes per year and generate enough electricity to meet the energy demands of more than 90,000 Alberta households. The project's overall capital cost is estimated to be around $500 million, delivering a significant amount of direct and indirect economic development to Newell and Brooks.

The project is expected to be completed in phases with commercial operations commencing in late 2022 and continuing over the next 30 years and beyond

Dunmore Solar project

It is a 216-megawatt solar power project located east of Medicine Hat. The project is being developed by Ascent Energy Partners for owner "Dunmore Solar Inc.," which is a subsidiary of global renewable investment firm P&T Global Renewable Energy. The total estimated cost of the project is approximately $200.0M. The project is expected to get down to business by 2023.

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