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Strathcona — 64 MW Hydroelectric

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Strathcona is a 64 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
64 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1954

Year online

Owner
BC Hydro

Operator

Location
50.00, -125.59

Coordinates

Insights

#394
largest in %s
#2,866
largest %s worldwide
#12,083
largest worldwide
1954
%d yrs older than avg
50
operated by %s
19
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
64 MW
Commissioned
1954
Status
Operational
Owner
BC Hydro
Country
Canada
Coordinates
49.998, -125.586

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
5,382 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
430,572 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,170
cars / year
718
homes / year
244,643
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Island Generation

Canada · Natural Gas

275MW · 2002

John Hart

Canada · Hydroelectric

126MW · 2003

John Hart Generating Station

Canada · Hydroelectric

126MW · 2015

Gold River

Canada · Biomass

90MW · 2006

Montrose

Canada · Hydroelectric

73MW · 2015

Strathcona Dam Generating Station

Canada · Hydroelectric

64MW · 1954

About this plant

Strathcona is a 64 MW hydroelectric power plant in Canada, operated by BC Hydro.

Ranked #177 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, this plant’s 64 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 Strathcona 87.75 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Island Generation (275 MW, Gas), John Hart Generating Station (126 MW, Hydro), and John Hart (126 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 20 km from Campbell River.

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