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Buffalo Plains (Canada)
Operational (494,6 MW)


Localisation  

Country Canada
County/Zone Alberta
Wind farm type Onshore wind farm

Key dates  

 197.6 MW commissioned
 297 MW commissioned

Players  

Developers

Operator #ND
Owner
Manufacturer Siemens-Gamesa
Site officiel https://buffaloplainswindfarm.com/

Turbines   

OperationalSiemens-Gamesa SG 6.6-170 (x 45)
OperationalSiemens-Gamesa SG 5.0-145 (x 38)

Sources  

 
 

Details  

Part #1



City#ND
Commissioning
Turbines38x Siemens-Gamesa SG 5.0-145 (power 5,000 kW, diameter 145 m)
Hub height
Total nominal power197,600 kW (uprated turbines)
StatusOperational
Developers/
Owner
CoordinatesLatitude 50° 25' 4.7" - Longitude -112° 44' 11.1"
Precise localizationNo

Part #2



City#ND
Commissioning
Turbines45x Siemens-Gamesa SG 6.6-170 (power 6,600 kW, diameter 150 m)
Hub height
Total nominal power297,000 kW
StatusOperational
Developers/
Owner
CoordinatesLatitude 50° 25' 4.7" - Longitude -112° 44' 11.1"
Precise localizationNo

Databases

     

Canada (40.6 GW)
Americas (614.9 GW)
World (2,450.5 GW)

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Insights

Production capacity

Canada : 17,745.0 MW (end of 2025)
Alberta : 5,560.0 MW (*)


Légende

#ND : no data
(*) : according to The Wind Power database


Update for this sheet

25 May 2026




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