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Montrose — 73 MW Hydroelectric

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Montrose is a 73 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
73 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Hydro-Québec

Operator

Location
50.62, -124.19

Coordinates

Insights

#367
largest in %s
#2,713
largest %s worldwide
#11,585
largest worldwide
2015
%d yrs newer than avg
175
operated by %s
16
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
73 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Hydro-Québec
Country
Canada
Coordinates
50.623, -124.187

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
6,139 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
491,121 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,335
cars / year
819
homes / year
279,046
trees to offset

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

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Burrard

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950MW · 1960

Island Generation

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Cheakamus

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158MW · 1994

Cheakamus/Squamish River Powerhouse

Canada · Hydroelectric

157MW · 2000

John Hart

Canada · Hydroelectric

126MW · 2003

John Hart Generating Station

Canada · Hydroelectric

126MW · 2015

About this plant

Montrose is a 73 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated since its commissioning year is not specified.

Ranked #165 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, Montrose’s 73 MW represents 0.07% of Canada’s total hydro capacity of 102,714 MW. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Montrose 77 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include East Toba (123 MW, Hydro) and Jimmie Creek (62 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 150 km northwest of Vancouver.

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