Canada

Chetwynd — 12 MW Biomass

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Chetwynd is a 12 MW biomass power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
12 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner

Operator

Location
55.72, -121.57

Coordinates

Insights

#679
largest in %s
#654
largest %s worldwide
#22,497
largest worldwide
8
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Biomass
Capacity
12 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Country
Canada
Coordinates
55.724, -121.565

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
15,715 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
392,886 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
230 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

3,416
cars / year
2,095
homes / year
714,338
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

About this plant

Chetwynd is a 12 MW biomass power plant in Canada, operated since an unspecified year. It ranks among 117 biomass plants in Canada, contributing to a total biomass capacity of 3,102 MW. This plant’s share is 0.39% of Canada’s biomass capacity.

Ranked #63 of 117 biomass plants in Canada, Chetwynd’s 12 MW represents a small portion of the national biomass capacity. The largest biomass plant in Canada is Atikokan-G1 at 215 MW, making Chetwynd 17.9 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Peace Canyon (694 MW, Hydro) and Meikle Wind (185 MW, Wind). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 1,000 km northeast of Vancouver.

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