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Raging River 28 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Raging River 2 is an 8 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by Aquila Infrastructure. Ranked #381 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, this facility's 8 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 Raging River 2 702 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Kokish River (Hydro, 45 MW) and Port Alice (Biomass, 26.1 MW). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 300 km northwest of Campbell River.

Capacity
8 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Aquila Infrastructure
Location
50.3884°, -127.2335°

Canada, North America

Context & rankings
  • 885. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
  • #25,778 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,846 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Aquila Infrastructure operates 1 plants totalling 8 MW

Regional density

7 plants within 100 km, 204 MW combined

Nearest plant: Port Alice (15.4 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 50.388400, -127.233500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Raging River 2 is a hydro power plant producing approximately 28 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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