Cypress Creek is a 2.8 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by Synex since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #533 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, Cypress Creek's 2.8 MW represents 0.0027% 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 Cypress Creek 2,007 times smaller. Nearby plants include Gold River (90 MW, Biomass) and Mears Creek (3.8 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 200 km northwest of Campbell River.
Canada, North America
- 1,120. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #32,654 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,173 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Synex operates 2 plants totalling 7 MW
21 plants within 100 km, 968 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Cypress Creek is a hydro power plant producing approximately 10 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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