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.
26 years old
Canada, North America
- 840. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #24,977 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,653 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
26 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Hydro-Québec operates 174 plants totalling 59,537 MW
9 plants within 100 km, 529 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
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
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