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Rundle — 50 MW Hydroelectric

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Rundle is a 50 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
50 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2001

Year online

Owner
TransAlta (100%)

Operator

Location
51.09, -115.37

Coordinates

Insights

#445
largest in %s
#3,166
largest %s worldwide
#13,085
largest worldwide
2001
%d yrs newer than avg
23
operated by %s
10
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
50 MW
Commissioned
2001
Status
Operational
Owner
TransAlta (100%)
Country
Canada
Coordinates
51.089, -115.374

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,205 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
336,384 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

914
cars / year
561
homes / year
191,127
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Rundle is a 50 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by TransAlta since its commissioning.
Ranked #199 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, Rundle’s 50 MW represents 0.05% 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 Rundle 112 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include Spray (112 MW, Hydro), Cascade Hydro Power Plant (36 MW, Hydro), and Cascade (36 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Alberta, approximately 150 km west of Calgary.

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