Canada

Big Eddy Inco — 28 MW Hydroelectric

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Big Eddy Inco is a 28 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
28 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
Vale Canada Limited/Vale Canada Limi

Operator

Location
46.38, -81.58

Coordinates

Insights

#528
largest in %s
#3,983
largest %s worldwide
#17,311
largest worldwide
1
operated by %s
15
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
28 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Vale Canada Limited/Vale Canada Limi
Country
Canada
Coordinates
46.384, -81.578

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,321 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
185,684 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

505
cars / year
309
homes / year
105,502
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Big Eddy Inco is a 27.6 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by Vale Canada Limited. It has been generating power since its commissioning.

Ranked #236 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, Big Eddy Inco represents 0.03% of Canada’s total hydro capacity of 102,714 MW. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Big Eddy Inco 203 times smaller.

Nearby plants include McLean’s Mountain (60 MW, Wind), Espanola Mill (25 MW, Biomass), and High Falls (Worthington) (19.3 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Ontario, approximately 350 km northeast of Toronto.

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