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Lower Great Brook3.9 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

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.

Capacity
3.9 MW
Commissioning Year
2010

16 years old

Owner
Hydro-Québec
Location
44.0900°, -64.8480°

Canada, North America

Context & rankings
  • 1,063. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
  • #31,123 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #6,816 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

16 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Hydro-Québec operates 174 plants totalling 59,537 MW

Regional density

26 plants within 100 km, 420 MW combined

Nearest plant: Deep Brook (4.7 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 44.090000, -64.848000
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Carbon Footprint

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

CanadaEnergy Profile

1,334
Total Plants
193.2 GW
Total Capacity
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