Upper Lake Falls is a 5.4 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #443 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, Upper Lake Falls' 5.4 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 Upper Lake Falls 1,041.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Brooklyn Energy Centre (30 MW, Biomass), Big Falls (10.6 MW, Hydro), and Deep Brook (9.1 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Nova Scotia, approximately 100 km west of Halifax.
23 years old
Canada, North America
- 983. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #28,047 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,361 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
23 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Hydro-Québec operates 174 plants totalling 59,537 MW
30 plants within 100 km, 455 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Upper Lake Falls is a hydro power plant producing approximately 19 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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