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Clayton Falls2 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Clayton Falls is a 2 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by BC Hydro. Ranked #555 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, Clayton Falls represents 0.002% of the total hydro capacity of 102,715 MW. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Clayton Falls 2,808 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 300 km from the nearest major city, Prince Rupert.

Capacity
2 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
BC Hydro
Location
52.3701°, -126.8139°

Canada, North America

Context & rankings
  • 1,147. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
  • #33,914 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,437 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

BC Hydro operates 50 plants totalling 16,766 MW

Regional density

1 plants within 100 km, 15 MW combined

Nearest plant: Ocean Falls (59.3 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 52.370100, -126.813900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Clayton Falls is a hydro power plant producing approximately 7 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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