Canada

Stave Falls — 91 MW Hydroelectric

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Stave Falls is a 91 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
91 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1961

Year online

Owner
BC Hydro

Operator

Location
49.23, -122.36

Coordinates

Insights

#326
largest in %s
#2,422
largest %s worldwide
#10,673
largest worldwide
1961
%d yrs older than avg
50
operated by %s
48
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
91 MW
Commissioned
1961
Status
Operational
Owner
BC Hydro
Country
Canada
Coordinates
49.229, -122.356

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
7,653 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
612,219 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,664
cars / year
1,020
homes / year
347,852
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Stave Falls is a 91 MW hydroelectric power plant in Canada, operated by BC Hydro. It has been contributing to the energy supply since its commissioning.

Ranked #154 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, this facility’s 91 MW accounts for 0.09% 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 Stave Falls 61.8 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Ferndale Generating Station (285.5 MW, Gas), Whitehorn (169.2 MW, Gas), and Sumas Power Plant (125.5 MW, Gas). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 90 km east of Vancouver.

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