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Buntzen powerhouse #1 — 60 MW Hydroelectric

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Buntzen powerhouse #1 is a 60 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
60 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1904

Year online

Owner
BC Hydro

Operator

Location
49.38, -122.87

Coordinates

Insights

#408
largest in Canada
#2,929
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#12,271
largest worldwide
1904
80 yrs older than avg
50
operated by BC Hydro
51
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
60 MW
Commissioned
1904
Status
Operational
Owner
BC Hydro
Country
Canada
Coordinates
49.375, -122.869
Wikipedia
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Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
5,046 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
403,661 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

1,097
cars per year
673
homes per year
229,353
trees to offset

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

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Bridge River 2

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Bridge River 1

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180MW · 1961

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170MW · 2000

Jordan River Generating Station

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170MW · 1967

Cheakamus

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About this plant

Buntzen Powerhouse #1 is a 60 MW hydroelectric power plant in Canada, operated by BC Hydro since 1904.

Ranked #184 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, it represents 0.06% 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 Buntzen 93.6 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Burrard (950 MW, Gas), Lake Buntzen 1 (59 MW, Hydro), and Mamquam (58 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 40 km northeast of Vancouver.

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