Water Street Pumphouse— 1.3 MW Hydroelectric
Water Street Pumphouse is a 1.3 MW hydroelectric power plant in Canada, operated by Peterborough Utilities Commission. Ranked #589 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, this facility represents a mere 0.0013% 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 Water Street Pumphouse 4,327 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Ganaraska (17.6 MW, Wind), Penn Energy - Vandorp (10 MW, Solar), and Penn Energy - Hamilton Port Hope-4 (10 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Ontario, approximately 30 km from Peterborough.
Canada, North America
- 1,219. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #36,532 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,879 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Peterborough Utilities Commission operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW
71 plants within 100 km, 14,095 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Water Street Pumphouse is a hydro power plant producing approximately 5 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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