Canada

Strathcona Dam Generating Station — 64 MW Hydroelectric

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Strathcona Dam Generating Station 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 Canada
#2,866
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#12,083
largest worldwide
1954
30 yrs older than avg
50
operated by BC Hydro
19
plants within 100 km

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 ~80 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

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About this plant

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

Ranked #177 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, it represents 0.06% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 102,715 MW. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Strathcona Dam 87.8 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Island Generation (275 MW, Gas) and John Hart Generating Station (126 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 200 km from the major city of Vancouver.

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