Big Chute Hydro-Electric Generating Station— 10 MW Hydroelectric
Big Chute Hydro-Electric Generating Station is a 10 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by Ontario Power Generation. Ranked #338 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, it represents 0.01% of the country's total hydro capacity of 102,715 MW. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Big Chute 561.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include Perpetual Cleanpower Oro 4 Line (10 MW, Solar) and Orillia 2 (10 MW, Solar). The facility is situated in Ontario, approximately 130 km north of Toronto.
31 years old
Canada, North America
- 716. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #23,756 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,463 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Canada
31 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Ontario Power Generation operates 45 plants totalling 24,463 MW
55 plants within 100 km, 998 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Big Chute Hydro-Electric Generating Station is a hydro power plant producing approximately 35 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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