St. George is a 15 MW hydroelectric power plant in Canada. Ranked #298 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, St. George 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 St. George 374.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Point Lepreau (660 MW, Nuclear) and Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station (660 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in New Brunswick, approximately 100 km from Saint John.
21 years old
Canada, North America
- 649. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #21,163 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,883 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Canada
21 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Hydro-Québec operates 174 plants totalling 59,537 MW
15 plants within 100 km, 5,217 MW combined
Nearest plant: Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station (29.9 km)
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
St. George is a hydro power plant producing approximately 53 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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