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Ghost — 51 MW Hydroelectric

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Ghost is a 51 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
51 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1996

Year online

Owner
TransAlta (100%)

Operator

Location
51.22, -114.71

Coordinates

Insights

#438
largest in %s
#3,148
largest %s worldwide
#12,986
largest worldwide
1996
%d yrs newer than avg
23
operated by %s
17
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
51 MW
Commissioned
1996
Status
Operational
Owner
TransAlta (100%)
Country
Canada
Coordinates
51.219, -114.708

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,289 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
343,112 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

932
cars / year
572
homes / year
194,950
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Ghost is a 51 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by TransAlta.

Ranked #196 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, Ghost’s 51 MW accounts for 0.05% 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 Ghost 110 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Kananaskis (19 MW, Hydro), Bearspaw (17 MW, Hydro), and Horseshoe (14 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Alberta, approximately 60 km west of Calgary.

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