Canada

Big Chute Hydro-Electric Generating Station — 10 MW Hydroelectric

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Big Chute Hydro-Electric Generating Station is a 10 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
10 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1995

Year online

Owner
Ontario Power Generation

Operator

Location
44.88, -79.68

Coordinates

Insights

#716
largest in %s
#5,463
largest %s worldwide
#23,756
largest worldwide
1995
%d yrs newer than avg
45
operated by %s
55
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
10 MW
Commissioned
1995
Status
Operational
Owner
Ontario Power Generation
Country
Canada
Coordinates
44.884, -79.676

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
841 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
67,277 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

183
cars / year
112
homes / year
38,225
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Big Chute Hydro-Electric Generating Station is a 10 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by Ontario Power Generation.

Ranked #338 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, it represents 0.01% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 102,715 MW. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Big Chute 561.6 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Perpetual Cleanpower Oro 4 Line (10 MW, Solar) and Orillia 2 (10 MW, Solar). The facility is situated in Ontario, approximately 130 km north of Toronto.

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