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CanadaSnare Falls / Johnny Simpson is a 7 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
Insights
Location
Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Commissioned
- 1920
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Ontario Power Generation
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 63.439, -116.187
Estimated Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~80 yrs
gCO₂ per kWh
Annual emissions equal to
Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator
Nearby Stations
About this plant
Snare Falls / Johnny Simpson is a 7.4 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated since its commissioning year is not specified.
Ranked #400 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, this facility represents 0.01% 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 Snare Falls / Johnny Simpson 760 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include Snare Forks (10.2 MW, Hydro), Snare Rapids / Ted Humphrys (8.5 MW, Hydro), and Snare Cascades (4.3 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Northwest Territories, approximately 200 km from Yellowknife.
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