Canada

Auburn Generating Station — 2 MW Hydroelectric

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Auburn Generating Station is a 2 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
2 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
Ontario Power Generation

Operator

Location
44.32, -78.31

Coordinates

Insights

#1,147
largest in Canada
#7,437
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#33,917
largest worldwide
45
operated by Ontario Power Generation
59
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
2 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Ontario Power Generation
Country
Canada
Coordinates
44.323, -78.314

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
168 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
13,455 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

37
cars per year
22
homes per year
7,645
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Auburn Generating Station is a 2 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by Ontario Power Generation.

Ranked #555 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, this plant’s 2 MW represents 0.002% 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 Auburn 2,808 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Ganaraska (17.6 MW, Wind) and Penn Energy – Vandorp (10 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Ontario, approximately 50 km from Peterborough.

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