Lower Great Brook is a 3.9 MW hydroelectric power plant in Canada, with no specified operator. Ranked #494 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, it accounts for 0.0038% of the national hydro capacity of 102,715 MW. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Lower Great Brook 1,440 times smaller. Nearby plants 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 80 km northwest of Halifax.
16 years old
Canada, North America
- 1,063. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #31,123 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,816 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
16 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Hydro-Québec operates 174 plants totalling 59,537 MW
26 plants within 100 km, 420 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Lower Great Brook is a hydro power plant producing approximately 14 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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