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Whatshan — 54 MW Hydroelectric

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Whatshan is a 54 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
54 MW

Installed

Commissioned
—

Year online

Owner
BC Hydro

Operator

Location
49.91, -118.07

Coordinates

Insights

#426
largest in Canada
#3,082
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#12,787
largest worldwide
50
operated by BC Hydro
16
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
54 MW
Commissioned
—
Status
Operational
Owner
BC Hydro
Country
Canada
Coordinates
49.911, -118.072

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,541 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
363,295 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

987
cars per year
605
homes per year
206,417
trees to offset

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

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Waneta

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493MW · 2003

Waneta Expansion

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About this plant

Whatshan is a 54 MW hydroelectric power plant in Canada, operated by BC Hydro.

Ranked #191 of 612 hydro plants in Canada. Its 54 MW represents 0.05% of Canada’s 102,715 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Whatshan 104.5 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 50 km from the nearest major city.

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