Canada

Snare Rapids / Ted Humphrys — 9 MW Hydroelectric

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Snare Rapids / Ted Humphrys is a 9 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
9 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
Hydro-Québec

Operator

Location
63.51, -116.01

Coordinates

Insights

#874
largest in %s
#5,792
largest %s worldwide
#25,519
largest worldwide
175
operated by %s
3
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
9 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Hydro-Québec
Country
Canada
Coordinates
63.511, -116.005

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
715 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
57,185 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

155
cars / year
95
homes / year
32,492
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

About this plant

Snare Rapids / Ted Humphrys is an 8.5 MW hydro power plant in Canada.

Ranked #375 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, Snare Rapids contributes 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 Snare Rapids 660.2 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Snare Forks (10.2 MW, Hydro), Snare Falls / Johnny Simpson (7.4 MW, Hydro), and Snare Cascades (4.3 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Northwest Territories, approximately 60 km from Yellowknife.

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