Pingston Creek is a 45 MW hydroelectric power plant in Canada, operated by TransAlta (50%). Ranked #208 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, this plant's 45 MW represents 0.04% 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 Pingston Creek 124.2 times smaller. Nearby plants include Akolkolex (10 MW, Hydro), South Cranberry Creek 2 (9 MW, Hydro), and Walter Hardman (8 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 150 km from Calgary.
Canada, North America
- 462. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #14,638 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,296 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of Canada
TransAlta (50%) operates 2 plants totalling 167 MW
9 plants within 100 km, 5,069 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Pingston Creek is a hydro power plant producing approximately 158 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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