Canada

Ragged Rapids — 8 MW Hydroelectric

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Ragged Rapids is a 8 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
8 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2000

Year online

Owner
Ontario Power Generation

Operator

Location
45.02, -79.69

Coordinates

Insights

#885
largest in Canada
#5,846
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#25,781
largest worldwide
2000
16 yrs newer than avg
45
operated by Ontario Power Generation
47
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
8 MW
Commissioned
2000
Status
Operational
Owner
Ontario Power Generation
Country
Canada
Coordinates
45.018, -79.688

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
673 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
53,821 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

146
cars / year
90
homes / year
30,580
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Ragged Rapids is an 8 MW hydro power plant in Canada, with no specified operator.

Ranked #381 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, this facility’s 8 MW represents 0.01% 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 Ragged Rapids 702 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Orillia 1 (Solar, 10 MW) and Waubaushene 3 (Solar, 10 MW). The plant is located in Ontario, approximately 150 km north of Toronto.

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