Canada

Pingston Creek — 45 MW Hydroelectric

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Pingston Creek is a 45 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
45 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
TransAlta (50%)

Operator

Location
50.55, -117.95

Coordinates

Insights

#462
largest in Canada
#3,296
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#14,641
largest worldwide
2
operated by TransAlta (50%)
8
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
45 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
TransAlta (50%)
Country
Canada
Coordinates
50.550, -117.948

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,784 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
302,746 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

823
cars per year
505
homes per year
172,015
trees to offset

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

Nearby Plants

About this plant

Pingston Creek is a 45 MW hydroelectric power plant in Canada, operated by TransAlta (50%).
Ranked #208 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, this plant’s 45 MW represents 0.04% 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 Pingston Creek 124.2 times smaller.
Nearby plants include Akolkolex (10 MW, Hydro), South Cranberry Creek 2 (9 MW, Hydro), and Walter Hardman (8 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 150 km from Calgary.

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