St. Mary River is a 7 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by Irrican Hydro. Ranked #409 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, St. Mary River's 7 MW 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. Mary River 802.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Chin Chute (30 MW, Wind), Magrath (30 MW, Wind), and Raymond (18 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Alberta, approximately 200 km southeast of Calgary.
Canada, North America
- 925. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #26,608 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,027 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Irrican Hydro operates 1 plants totalling 7 MW
30 plants within 100 km, 1,378 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
St. Mary River is a hydro power plant producing approximately 25 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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