Appleton is a 1.4 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by Canadian Hydro Developers Inc. It is one of 612 hydro plants in Canada, contributing to a total hydro capacity of 102,715 MW. The plant was commissioned in an unspecified year. Ranked #586 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, Appleton's 1.4 MW represents 0.0014% of the country's total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Appleton 4,008 times smaller. Nearby plants include Chats Fall / Chute-des-Chats (192 MW, Hydro), Chats Falls Power Station (188 MW, Hydro), and Stewartville (182 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Ontario, approximately 150 km west of Ottawa.
Canada, North America
- 1,215. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #36,302 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,813 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Canadian Hydro Developers Inc operates 3 plants totalling 4 MW
85 plants within 100 km, 3,576 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Appleton is a hydro power plant producing approximately 5 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Canada- Continent
- North America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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