Canada

Caribou Falls — 91 MW Hydroelectric

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Caribou Falls is a 91 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
91 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1955

Year online

Owner
Hydro-Québec

Operator

Location
50.26, -94.97

Coordinates

Insights

#326
largest in %s
#2,422
largest %s worldwide
#10,673
largest worldwide
1955
%d yrs older than avg
175
operated by %s
7
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
91 MW
Commissioned
1955
Status
Operational
Owner
Hydro-Québec
Country
Canada
Coordinates
50.263, -94.974

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
7,653 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
612,219 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,664
cars / year
1,020
homes / year
347,852
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Caribou Falls is a 91 MW hydroelectric power plant in Canada. It operates under local management and has been part of the energy infrastructure since its commissioning.

Ranked #154 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, this plant’s 91 MW represents 0.09% 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 Caribou Falls 61.8 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Whitedog Falls (68 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Ontario, approximately 400 km northwest of Toronto.

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