Petty Harbour Generating Station— 5.3 MW Hydroelectric
Petty Harbour Generating Station is a 5.3 MW hydroelectric power plant in Canada, operated by Newfoundland Power. Ranked #445 of 612 hydro plants in Canada. Its 5.3 MW represents 0.01% 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 Petty Harbour Generating Station 1,059.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Holyrood (490 MW, Oil), Mobile (12 MW, Hydro), and Horse Chops (8.3 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Newfoundland and Labrador, approximately 20 km from St. John's.
Canada, North America
- 986. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #28,125 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,378 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Newfoundland Power operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW
16 plants within 100 km, 631 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Petty Harbour Generating Station is a hydro power plant producing approximately 19 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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