McLymont Creek is a 66 MW hydro power plant in Canada. It is part of the country's hydroelectric infrastructure. Ranked #173 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, McLymont Creek's 66 MW 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 this facility 85 times smaller. Nearby plants include Forrest Kerr (195 MW, Hydro) and Volcano Creek (18 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 50 km from the nearest major city.
23 years old
Canada, North America
- 386. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #11,954 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,828 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of Canada
23 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Hydro-Québec operates 174 plants totalling 59,537 MW
4 plants within 100 km, 267 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
McLymont Creek 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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