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Savona ERG

Other power plant in British Columbia, Canada. Approximate location 50.7488, -120.8551.

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Savona ERG is a 6 MW other power plant in British Columbia, Canada. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 4.5k homes (estimated). It ranks #933 of 1,211 Canada power plants by installed capacity. In context, the national grid averages 191 gCO₂/kWh (77.0% low-carbon) (2025).

6Legacy source-record capacity
4,505homes powered (est.)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CAN0008628.

Data status

Known data

FacilitySavona ERG WRI
CountryCanada · British Columbia WRI
Coordinates50.7488, -120.8551 WRI
FuelOther WRI
MW installed capacity6 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#933 of 1211 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#2 of 2 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent4,505 calculated
Climate3.4°C · HDD 5,308 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 24/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

OwnerNot available not in dataset
CommissionedNot available not in dataset
TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

This facility converts its energy source into electricity for the grid; its capacity, fuel type and location determine its role in the national power mix.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest other plants in Canada

Crowsnest Pass ERG: 11 MW11Crowsnest …Savona ERG: 6 MW6Savona ERG

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Local climate & thermal context

This other plant generates electricity for the grid. It sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 50.7°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

3.4°Cannual mean temp
5,308heating degree-days (base 18°C)
0cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
1,359 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -7 °CJF: -4 °CFM: -1 °CMA: 3 °CAM: 7 °CMJ: 11 °CJJ: 14 °CJA: 14 °CAS: 10 °CSO: 4 °CON: -3 °CND: -7 °CD14 °C

Heating degree-days here run 116% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 96/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
24/100environmental-severity index
21.0°Cseasonal temperature swing
395 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #2 largest other power plant of 2 in Canada by capacity.

Canada has 2 other power plants in this dataset, together about 17 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 50.7488, -120.8551 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Savona ERG?

Savona ERG is a 6 MW source-record other power plant in British Columbia, Canada.

How many homes can Savona ERG power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 4,505 homes (estimated).

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