Cowie Falls is a 7.4 MW hydro power plant in Canada, with no specified operator or commissioning year. Ranked #400 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, this facility 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 Cowie Falls 760 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Brooklyn Energy Centre (30 MW, Biomass), Big Falls (10.6 MW, Hydro), and Deep Brook (9.1 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Nova Scotia, approximately 100 km from Halifax.
106 years old
Canada, North America
- 915. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #26,415 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,987 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
106 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Ontario Power Generation operates 45 plants totalling 24,463 MW
30 plants within 100 km, 413 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Cowie Falls is a hydro power plant producing approximately 26 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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