La Grande-3 generating station

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La Grande-3 generating station is a major hydroelectric power plant in Quebec, Canada, that forms part of Hydro-Québec’s large James Bay Project.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power station
run-of-the-river generating station
annualGeneration approximately 12 TWh
commissioningDate 1984
connectedTo Quebec electrical grid NERFINISHED
country Canada
damHeight approximately 80 m
damLength approximately 2600 m
emissionType low greenhouse gas emissions during operation
energyConversionType potential energy of water to electrical energy
fuelType water
gridConnection Hydro-Québec transmission system NERFINISHED
hasLanguageOfWork French
hasOwnerHeadquartersIn Montreal NERFINISHED
hasSpillway yes
installedCapacity 2417 MW
locatedIn Quebec NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Nord-du-Québec NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry Canada
locatedInHydrologicalBasin La Grande River basin NERFINISHED
locatedInProvince Quebec NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion James Bay region NERFINISHED
locatedNorthOf Matagami NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver La Grande River NERFINISHED
nameplateCapacity 2417 MW
numberOfTurbines 12
operatedBy Hydro-Québec NERFINISHED
operatorType public utility
ownedBy Hydro-Québec NERFINISHED
ownerType provincial crown corporation
partOf James Bay Project NERFINISHED
partOfHydroelectricComplex La Grande complex NERFINISHED
primaryEnergySource hydropower
purpose electricity generation
regulatoryJurisdiction Government of Quebec NERFINISHED
reservoirArea approximately 2420 km²
reservoirName La Grande-3 Reservoir NERFINISHED
reservoirType artificial lake
startOfConstruction 1976
turbineType Francis turbine
usesGeneratorType synchronous generator

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La Grande River hasHydroelectricDevelopment La Grande-3 generating station