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Lake Buntzen 1 — 59 MW Hydroelectric

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Lake Buntzen 1 is a 59 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
59 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1973

Year online

Owner
BC Hydro

Operator

Location
49.37, -122.87

Coordinates

Insights

#415
largest in %s
#3,009
largest %s worldwide
#12,520
largest worldwide
1973
%d yrs older than avg
50
operated by %s
51
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
59 MW
Commissioned
1973
Status
Operational
Owner
BC Hydro
Country
Canada
Coordinates
49.371, -122.874

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,962 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
396,933 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,079
cars / year
662
homes / year
225,530
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Lake Buntzen 1 is a 59 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by BC Hydro since its commissioning.

Ranked #185 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, this facility 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 Lake Buntzen 1 95.3 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Burrard (950 MW, Gas), Buntzen powerhouse #1 (60 MW, Hydro), and Mamquam (58 MW, Hydro). The plant is located in British Columbia, approximately 40 km east of Vancouver.

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