Auburn Generating Station— 2 MW Hydroelectric
Auburn Generating Station is a 2 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by Ontario Power Generation. Ranked #555 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, this plant's 2 MW represents 0.002% of Canada's total hydro capacity of 102,715 MW. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Auburn 2,808 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Ganaraska (17.6 MW, Wind) and Penn Energy - Vandorp (10 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Ontario, approximately 50 km from Peterborough.
Canada, North America
- 1,147. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #33,914 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,437 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Ontario Power Generation operates 45 plants totalling 24,463 MW
71 plants within 100 km, 14,094 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Auburn Generating Station is a hydro power plant producing approximately 7 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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