Bird-1-2 is a 4.8 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by Fiducie R.S.P. Hydro Inc and Boralex Inc. It is located at coordinates 46.7489, -71.7104 and was commissioned in an undisclosed year. Ranked #468 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, Bird-1-2 represents a mere 0.005% 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 Bird-1-2 1,171.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Chutes-de-la-Chaudière (25 MW, Hydro), Chutes-à-Gorry (10.8 MW, Hydro), and McDougall (8.6 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Quebec, approximately 150 km south of Quebec City.
Canada, North America
- 1,017. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #29,799 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,547 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Fiducie R.S.P. Hydro Inc/ Boralex Inc operates 2 plants totalling 13 MW
40 plants within 100 km, 3,754 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Bird-1-2 is a hydro power plant producing approximately 17 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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