Upper Salmon is an 84 MW hydroelectric power plant in Canada. Ranked #156 of 612 hydro plants in Canada. Its 84 MW represents 0.08% of Canada's total hydro capacity of 102,714 MW. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making this facility 66.8 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plant is Bay D'espoir (604 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Newfoundland and Labrador, approximately 300 km southwest of St. John's.
30 years old
Canada, North America
- 341. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #10,959 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,518 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.04% of the installed capacity of Canada
30 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Hydro-Québec operates 174 plants totalling 59,537 MW
6 plants within 100 km, 746 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Upper Salmon is a hydro power plant producing approximately 294 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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