Canada

Williams Lake — 68 MW Biomass

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Williams Lake is a 68 MW biomass power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
68 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
Atlantic Power Corp

Operator

Location
52.16, -122.17

Coordinates

Insights

#375
largest in %s
#157
largest %s worldwide
#11,858
largest worldwide
4
operated by %s
1
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Biomass
Capacity
68 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Atlantic Power Corp
Country
Canada
Coordinates
52.161, -122.171

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
89,054 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
2.2M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
230 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

19,360
cars / year
11,874
homes / year
4M
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Williams Lake is a 68 MW biomass power plant in Canada, operated by Atlantic Power Corp. Commissioned in 2011, it contributes to the biomass sector in the country.

Ranked #10 of 117 biomass plants in Canada, Williams Lake’s 68 MW represents 2.19% of Canada’s total biomass capacity of 3,102 MW. The largest biomass plant in Canada is Atikokan-G1 at 215 MW, making Williams Lake 3.2 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 600 km northeast of Vancouver.

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