Spillimacheen is a 4 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by BC Hydro. Ranked #486 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, Spillimacheen's 4 MW accounts for 0.004% 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 Spillimacheen 1,404 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 150 km east of Calgary.
Canada, North America
- 1,045. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #30,664 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,718 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
BC Hydro operates 50 plants totalling 16,766 MW
11 plants within 100 km, 311 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Spillimacheen is a hydro power plant producing approximately 14 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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