Sheet Harbour is a 10 MW hydro power plant in Canada, located in Nova Scotia. It is operated by an unspecified entity and was commissioned in 2010. Ranked #338 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, Sheet Harbour's 10 MW accounts for 0.01% of the country's total hydro capacity of 102,715 MW. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Sheet Harbour 561.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Ruth Falls (7.1 MW, Hydro) and Malay Falls (3 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated approximately 100 km east of Halifax.
Canada, North America
- 716. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #23,756 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,463 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Canada
33 plants within 100 km, 1,222 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Sheet Harbour is a hydro power plant producing approximately 35 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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