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Portfolio

Gas cogeneration
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Wind
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Hydro
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- Wawatay
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- Chapais
Solar
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Sechelt

Sechelt is a run-of-the-river hydro facility on Sechelt Creek, 70 kilometres northwest of Vancouver, British Columbia

Asset Overview

The Sechelt facility is located on Sechelt Creek, which runs into Salmon Inlet. The facility captures the energy of water to generate electricity. With the use of two vertical Pelton turbine/generator sets, Sechelt converts the energy of moving water into electrical energy, which is then delivered through a 300-metre transmission line to BC Hydro's grid. In 2005, the Sechelt facility won the International Hydro Association's Blue Planet Award for environmental excellence.

Quick Facts

Item	Description
Location	Sechelt, British Columbia
Start of Operations	1997
Ownership Interests	100%
Net Capacity	16 MW
Availability¹	98.1%
Power Purchase Agreement Expiry	2017
Customer	BC Hydro

Weighted average availability of MPT's hydro facilities for the year ended December 31, 2009

Key Performance Drivers

Contracted long-term electricity rate provides stable revenue
As a zero-cost renewable energy source, water eliminates volatility related to fuel prices
Low maintenance and capital expenditure requirements support low variability of cash flow

Downloads

Hydro Power fact sheet (pdf, 993 kb)

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