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Valleyview is a 90 MW gas power plant in Canada, operated by GE & Plutonic Power and commissioned in 2001. Ranked #70 of 99 gas plants in Canada, this facility represents 0.31% of Canada's total gas capacity of 29,357 MW. The largest gas plant in Canada is Lennox Generating Station at 2,140 MW, making Valleyview 23.8 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in Alberta, approximately 600 km northwest of Edmonton.

Capacity
90 MW
Commissioning Year
2001

25 years old

Owner
GE & Plutonic Power
Location
54.9400°, -117.2370°

Canada, North America

Context & rankings
  • 328. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
  • #10,691 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,359 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.05% of the installed capacity of Canada
Age & fleet comparison

25 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

GE & Plutonic Power operates 1 plants totalling 90 MW

Regional density

1 plants within 100 km, 48 MW combined

Nearest plant: Weyerhaeuser Grande Prairie (93.8 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 54.940000, -117.237000
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
173.8 Kt
355 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
4.35 Mt
Over 25 years of operation
Closing Soon
2031
5 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
37.8K
cars per year
23.2K
homes per year
7.9M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-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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