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Belding1.6 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Belding is a 1.6 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by Ville de Coaticook. It ranks among 612 hydro plants in Canada, contributing to a total hydro capacity of 102,715 MW. The plant was commissioned in an unspecified year. Ranked #581 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, Belding represents 0.0016% of the country's total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Belding 3,510 times smaller. Nearby plants include Domtar - Windsor (30 MW, Biomass), Brompton Biomass Cogeneration (26 MW, Biomass), and Barrage-Larocque (10.6 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Quebec, approximately 150 km east of Montreal.

Capacity
1.6 MW
Commissioning Year
2000

26 years old

Owner
Ville de Coaticook
Location
45.1460°, -71.8078°

Canada, North America

Context & rankings
  • 1,196. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
  • #35,480 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,684 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

26 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Ville de Coaticook operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

51 plants within 100 km, 996 MW combined

Nearest plant: Chute-Burroughs (16.5 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 45.146000, -71.807800
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Belding is a hydro power plant producing approximately 6 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

CanadaEnergy Profile

1,334
Total Plants
193.2 GW
Total Capacity
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