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Northwest Stave River17.5 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Northwest Stave River is a 17.5 MW hydroelectric power plant in Canada, operated by Innergex Inc. Ranked #287 of 612 hydro plants in Canada. Its 17.5 MW represents 0.02% of Canada's 102,715 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Northwest Stave River 321 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Burrard (950 MW, Gas), Ruskin (105 MW, Hydro), and Stave Falls (91 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 60 km east of Vancouver.

Capacity
17.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2010

16 years old

Owner
Innergex Inc
Location
49.6281°, -122.4625°

Canada, North America

Context & rankings
  • 632. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
  • #20,570 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,706 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Canada
Age & fleet comparison

16 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Innergex Inc operates 11 plants totalling 290 MW

Regional density

59 plants within 100 km, 3,310 MW combined

Nearest plant: Upper Stave River (10.6 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 49.628100, -122.462500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Northwest Stave River is a hydro power plant producing approximately 61 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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