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.
Canada, North America
- 1,066. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #31,211 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,830 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Synex operates 2 plants totalling 7 MW
21 plants within 100 km, 967 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
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
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