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Canoe Creek Hydro6 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Canoe Creek Hydro is a 6 MW hydro power plant in Canada, commissioned in 2015. Ranked #420 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, Canoe Creek's 6 MW represents 0.01% 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 Canoe Creek 936 times smaller. Nearby plants include Ash River (28 MW, Hydro), Thelwood (8.2 MW, Hydro), and Doran Taylor (6 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 50 km from Campbell River.

Capacity
6 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Hydro-Québec
Location
49.1769°, -125.3956°

Canada, North America

Context & rankings
  • 948. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
  • #27,327 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #6,179 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Hydro-Québec operates 174 plants totalling 59,537 MW

Regional density

21 plants within 100 km, 993 MW combined

Nearest plant: Marion 3 Creek (7 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 49.176900, -125.395600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Canoe Creek Hydro is a hydro power plant producing approximately 21 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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