Canada

McLymont Creek — 66 MW Hydroelectric

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McLymont Creek is a 66 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
66 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2003

Year online

Owner
Hydro-Québec

Operator

Location
56.69, -130.80

Coordinates

Insights

#386
largest in %s
#2,828
largest %s worldwide
#11,957
largest worldwide
2003
%d yrs newer than avg
175
operated by %s
4
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
66 MW
Commissioned
2003
Status
Operational
Owner
Hydro-Québec
Country
Canada
Coordinates
56.687, -130.798

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
5,550 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
444,027 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,207
cars / year
740
homes / year
252,288
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

McLymont Creek is a 66 MW hydro power plant in Canada. It is part of the country’s hydroelectric infrastructure.

Ranked #173 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, McLymont Creek’s 66 MW 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 this facility 85 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Forrest Kerr (195 MW, Hydro) and Volcano Creek (18 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 50 km from the nearest major city.

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