Chute-Burroughs is a 1.6 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by Hydro-Québec. It is one of 612 hydro plants in Canada, contributing to a total hydro capacity of 102,715 MW. The plant was commissioned in an unspecified year. Ranked #581 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, Chute-Burroughs represents 0.0016% of the country's total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Chute-Burroughs 3,510 times smaller. Nearby plants include Kingdom Community Wind (65 MW, Wind), Domtar - Windsor (30 MW, Biomass), and Brompton Biomass Cogeneration (26 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in Quebec, approximately 150 km east of Montreal.
26 years old
Canada, North America
- 1,196. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #35,480 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,684 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
26 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Hydro-Québec operates 174 plants totalling 59,537 MW
56 plants within 100 km, 966 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Chute-Burroughs is a hydro power plant producing approximately 6 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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