Upper Stave River is a 33 MW hydro power plant in Canada, co-operated by Innergex Inc and Harrison Hydro Project. Ranked #225 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, it accounts for 0.03% of the total hydro capacity of 102,714 MW. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Upper Stave River 170.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Ruskin (105 MW, Hydro) and Stave Falls (91 MW, Hydro), both within 50 km. The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 60 km from Vancouver.
Canada, North America
- 499. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #16,060 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,710 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of Canada
Innergex Inc (50%) / Harrison Hydro Project (50%) operates 6 plants totalling 150 MW
58 plants within 100 km, 3,286 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Upper Stave River is a hydro power plant producing approximately 116 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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