Cascade Hydro Power Plant— 36 MW Hydroelectric
Cascade Hydro Power Plant is a 36 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by TransAlta Corporation. It has been in operation since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #223 of 612 hydro plants in Canada. Its 36 MW represents 0.04% 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 this facility 156.3 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Spray (112 MW, Hydro), Rundle (50 MW, Hydro), and Cascade (36 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Alberta, approximately 200 km from Calgary.
16 years old
Canada, North America
- 494. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #15,673 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,616 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of Canada
16 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
TransAlta Corporation operates 8 plants totalling 465 MW
12 plants within 100 km, 339 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Cascade Hydro Power Plant is a hydro power plant producing approximately 126 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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