Boulder Creek is a 25.3 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by Innergex Inc and Ledcor Power Group. It was commissioned in 2006. Ranked #242 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, it accounts for 0.02% of the country's total hydro capacity of 102,714 MW. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Boulder Creek 222 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Upper Lillooet River (81.4 MW, Hydro) and Jamie Creek (21 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 150 km from the city of Vancouver.
Canada, North America
- 541. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #17,668 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,078 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Canada
Innergex Inc (66.7%) / Ledcor Power Group (33.3%) operates 2 plants totalling 33 MW
26 plants within 100 km, 1,421 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Boulder Creek is a hydro power plant producing approximately 89 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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