Shuswap Falls is a 6 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by BC Hydro. Ranked #420 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, it represents 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 Shuswap Falls 936 times smaller. The nearest plant is Armstrong Cogeneration (20 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 150 km northeast of Kamloops.
Canada, North America
- 948. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #27,327 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,179 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
BC Hydro operates 50 plants totalling 16,766 MW
11 plants within 100 km, 5,124 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Shuswap Falls is a hydro power plant producing approximately 21 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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