La Grande-4 generating station

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La Grande-4 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 power plant
abbreviation LG-4
affectsTerritoryOf Cree communities of James Bay area
annualGeneration about 15 TWh
commissioningDate 1984
connectedBy high-voltage transmission lines
connectedToMarket Quebec electricity market
linked to: Hydro-Québec
country Canada
damType earthfill dam
gravity dam
developer Hydro-Québec
distanceFromMajorCity about 1,000 km north of Montreal
downstreamFrom La Grande-2-A generating station
elevationOfReservoir about 245 m above sea level
generationType renewable energy
gridConnection Hydro-Québec transmission network
hasLanguageOfOfficialName French
hasOwnerType public utility
hasPurpose electricity generation
peak load supply
hasSpillway yes
installedCapacity 2652 MW
locatedIn Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Nord-du-Québec
locatedInCountrySubdivision Province of Quebec
linked to: province of Quebec
locatedInHydrologicalBasin La Grande River watershed
locatedInRegion James Bay region
locatedOnRiver La Grande River
nameplateCapacity 2652 MW
numberOfTurbines 9
officialNameInFrench Centrale La Grande-4
linked to: La Grande complex
operator Hydro-Québec
ownedBy Hydro-Québec
partOf James Bay Project
La Grande complex
partOfProgram Hydro-Québec large-scale northern development
regulatoryAuthority Quebec government
reservoirName La Grande-4 Reservoir
reservoirSurfaceArea 765 km²
reservoirTotalCapacity about 46 km³
spillwayType gated spillway
startOfConstruction 1974
status operational
turbineType Francis turbine
upstreamFrom La Grande-3 generating station
usesEnergySource hydropower

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La Grande River hasHydroelectricDevelopment La Grande-4 generating station
La Grande complex hasPart La Grande-4 generating station
Hydro-Québec James Bay Project notablePowerStation La Grande-4 generating station
Hydro-Québec James Bay Project notablePowerStation Sarcelle generating station
linked to: La Grande-4 generating station
Radisson, Quebec nearbyHydroelectricGeneratingStation La Grande-4 generating station
Eastmain River hasHydroelectricDevelopment Sarcelle generating station
linked to: La Grande-4 generating station