Westbury is a 4.3 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by Ville de Sherbrooke /Hydro Sherbrooke. Ranked #476 of 612 hydro plants in Canada. Its 4.3 MW accounts for a tiny fraction 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 Westbury 1,308 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Domtar - Windsor (30 MW, Biomass), Brompton Biomass Cogeneration (26 MW, Biomass), and Barrage-Larocque (10.6 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Estrie region, approximately 150 km east of Montreal.
Canada, North America
- 1,032. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #30,401 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,661 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Ville de Sherbrooke /Hydro Sherbrooke operates 6 plants totalling 18 MW
36 plants within 100 km, 895 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Westbury is a hydro power plant producing approximately 15 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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