Snare Cascades is a 4.3 MW hydro power plant in Canada, with no specified operator. Ranked #476 of 612 hydro plants in Canada. This plant's 4.3 MW represents a small share 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 Snare Cascades 1,308 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Snare Forks (10.2 MW, Hydro), Snare Rapids / Ted Humphrys (8.5 MW, Hydro), and Snare Falls / Johnny Simpson (7.4 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Northwest Territories, approximately 200 km from Yellowknife.
30 years old
Canada, North America
- 1,032. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #30,401 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,661 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
30 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Hydro-Québec operates 174 plants totalling 59,537 MW
3 plants within 100 km, 26 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Snare Cascades is a hydro power plant producing approximately 15 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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