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Lajoie — 25 MW Hydroelectric

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Lajoie is a 25 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
25 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2000

Year online

Owner
BC Hydro

Operator

Location
50.84, -122.86

Coordinates

Insights

#543
largest in %s
#4,084
largest %s worldwide
#17,704
largest worldwide
2000
%d yrs newer than avg
50
operated by %s
14
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
25 MW
Commissioned
2000
Status
Operational
Owner
BC Hydro
Country
Canada
Coordinates
50.840, -122.856

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,102 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
168,192 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

457
cars / year
280
homes / year
95,564
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Lajoie is a 25 MW hydroelectric power plant in Canada, operated by BC Hydro since its commissioning.

Ranked #243 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, it represents 0.02% 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 Lajoie 224.6 times smaller.

Within 50 km, the nearest plant is Jamie Creek, which has a capacity of 21 MW and also utilizes hydro power. The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 150 km northwest of Vancouver.

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