Powell Lake is a 38 MW hydro power plant in Canada, with coordinates at 49.8723, -124.5577. Ranked #217 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, Powell Lake accounts for 0.04% of the total hydro capacity of 102,715 MW. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Powell Lake 148 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Powell River (48 MW, Biomass) and Lois Lake (37 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in British Columbia, approximately 150 km northwest of Vancouver.
31 years old
Canada, North America
- 486. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #15,500 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,561 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of Canada
31 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
BC Hydro operates 50 plants totalling 16,766 MW
39 plants within 100 km, 1,820 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Powell Lake is a hydro power plant producing approximately 133 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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