Grand Falls / Grand Sault— 66 MW Hydroelectric
Grand Falls / Grand Sault is a 66 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by an undisclosed entity since its commissioning. Ranked #173 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, this facility represents 0.06% 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 Grand Falls / Grand Sault 85 times smaller. Nearby plants include Tinker (36.8 MW, Hydro) and Caribou Generation Station (27.4 MW, Oil). The plant is located in New Brunswick, approximately 80 km from Moncton.
26 years old
Canada, North America
- 386. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #11,957 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,828 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of Canada
26 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Hydro-Québec operates 174 plants totalling 59,537 MW
14 plants within 100 km, 443 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Grand Falls / Grand Sault is a hydro power plant producing approximately 231 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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