Northwest Stave River— 17.5 MW Hydroelectric
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.
16 years old
Canada, North America
- 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
16 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Innergex Inc operates 11 plants totalling 290 MW
59 plants within 100 km, 3,310 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
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
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