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Watsons Brook9.3 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Watsons Brook is a 9.3 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #358 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, Watsons Brook's 9.3 MW accounts for 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 Watsons Brook 603.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Corner Brook Pulp And Paper (100 MW, Biomass) and Corner Brook Cogeneration (15.3 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in Newfoundland and Labrador, approximately 50 km from Corner Brook.

Capacity
9.3 MW
Commissioning Year
2000

26 years old

Owner
Hydro-Québec
Location
48.9415°, -57.9282°

Canada, North America

Context & rankings
  • 840. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
  • #24,977 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,653 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

26 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Hydro-Québec operates 174 plants totalling 59,537 MW

Regional density

9 plants within 100 km, 529 MW combined

Nearest plant: Corner Brook Pulp And Paper (2.2 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 48.941500, -57.928200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Watsons Brook is a hydro power plant producing approximately 33 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

CanadaEnergy Profile

1,334
Total Plants
193.2 GW
Total Capacity
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