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Upper Toba Valley Hydroelectric Project

Review Status
BC EAO: Review completed, Project approved CEAA: Project approved
EPA Status: Submitted to Clean Power Call

Plutonic Power Corporation proposes to construct three hydroelectric projects located at the head of Toba Inlet, approximately 100 km north of Powell River, BC with a total installed capacity of 133 MW. Major components include Dalgleish Creek (30 MW), Jimmie Creek (56 MW), and Upper Toba River (47 MW). The produced energy will be conveyed via approximately 2.3 km of transmission line for interconnection to the 230 kV transmission line serving the East Toba and Montrose River Hydroelectric Project. A full description of the project is included in the company's application for an Environmental Assessment

Knight Inlet Project

Review Status: BC EAO: No application CEAA: No application
EPA Status: Project not entered in any of BC Hydro's calls for energy

Plutonic Power Corporation states that the Knight Inlet Project consists of six generation facilities and will generate a nominal 247 megawatts (MW). It has not been submitted to a BC Hydro call for power.

Freda Creek Hydroelectric Project

Review Status: BC EAO: No application CEAA: No application
EPA Status: Project not entered in any of BC Hydro's calls for energy

Plutonic Power Corporation lists Freda Creek among its generation projects. Freda Creek is just north of Earl's Cove. The project could have a nominal capacity of 35 megawatts (MW), though the company has not submitted it yet to any of BC Hydro's calls for power.

East Toba & Montrose Creek Hydroelectric Project

Review Status
BC EAO: Completed & Approved CEAA: No separate federal review
EPA Status: EPA signed for 196 MW, 702 GWh/yr, F2006 Call for Power

Plutonic Power Corporation is now building the East Toba River and Montrose Creek generation facilities. East Toba has a nominal capacity of 123 megawatts (MW), and Montrose Creek will be 73 MW for a total of 196 MW. 148 km of transmission line is to be built from Toba Inlet to Earl's Cove, and 60 km of access roads. A full description of the project is included in the company's application for an Environmental Assessment

Bute Inlet Hydroelectric Project

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Review Status BC EAO: Pre-application CEAA: Joint Panel Review
EPA Status Submitted to Clean Power Call

Plutonic Power Corporation(1) is proposing to construct the largest cluster of hydroelectric projects ever built in British Columbia, on streams feeding into Bute Inlet. The company claims it will have a "nameplate" capacity of 1027 megawatts (MW) - 10% of the total hydroelectric generating capacity in BC Hydro's legacy dams - from 17 powerhouses.