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Tretheway Creek21.2 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Tretheway Creek is a 21.2 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by Innergex Inc. Ranked #264 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, it contributes 0.02% of the country's total hydro capacity of 102,714 MW. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Tretheway Creek 265 times smaller. Nearby plants include Big Silver Creek (40.6 MW, Hydro), Upper Stave River (33 MW, Hydro), and Lamont Creek (27 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 100 km from Vancouver.

Capacity
21.2 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Innergex Inc
Location
49.7038°, -122.0796°

Canada, North America

Context & rankings
  • 586. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
  • #18,755 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,362 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Canada
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Innergex Inc operates 11 plants totalling 290 MW

Regional density

49 plants within 100 km, 2,474 MW combined

Nearest plant: Stokke Creek (3.4 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 49.703800, -122.079600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Tretheway Creek is a hydro power plant producing approximately 74 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

CanadaEnergy Profile

1,334
Total Plants
193.2 GW
Total Capacity
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