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Mears Creek3.8 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Mears Creek is a 3.8 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by Synex. Ranked #496 of 612 hydro plants in Canada. Its 3.8 MW constitutes 0.0037% 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 Mears Creek 1,480 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Gold River (90 MW, Biomass) and Cypress Creek (2.8 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 100 km from Campbell River.

Capacity
3.8 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Synex
Location
49.8720°, -126.2136°

Canada, North America

Context & rankings
  • 1,066. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
  • #31,211 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #6,830 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Synex operates 2 plants totalling 7 MW

Regional density

21 plants within 100 km, 967 MW combined

Nearest plant: Cypress Creek (7 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 49.872000, -126.213600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Mears Creek is a hydro power plant producing approximately 13 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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