Brown Lake is a 7.2 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by Innergex Inc. It accounts for 0.01% of Canada's total hydro capacity of 102,715 MW and is ranked #403 of 612 hydro plants in the country. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Brown Lake 780 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plant is Falls River (7 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 200 km from the nearest major city, Prince Rupert.
Canada, North America
- 918. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #26,501 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,999 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Innergex Inc operates 11 plants totalling 290 MW
3 plants within 100 km, 27 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Brown Lake is a hydro power plant producing approximately 25 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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