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Power Plants Commissioned in 1955

85 plants came online in 1955 · 17,120 MW total capacity

#Power plantCountryCapacity (MW)
1Edward W. Clark Generating StationUnited States of America1,375.6
2Clifty CreekUnited States of America1,303.8
3FirstEnergy Eastlake Power PlantUnited States of America1,289
4Kyger CreekUnited States of America1,086.5
5VerkhnetagilskayaRussia1,062.15
6Votkinskaya HPPRussia1,020
7McNaryUnited States of America990.5
8CHP-16Russia780
9Edge Moor Power PlantUnited States of America710.3
10Saratov HPP-2Russia669
11Jilin - Guodian CoalChina650
12Stornorrfors Hydroelectric Power StationSweden599
13NOVO-KEMEROVO CHPRussia565
14Charles P. Crane Generating StationUnited States of America400
15Trängslet DamSweden330
16TPP-1Russia313
17Vorkuta HPP-2Russia270
18Folsom PowerplantUnited States of America198.6
19BergeforsenSweden166
20Knyazhegub Hydroelectric Power PlantRussia152
21SlapyCzech Republic144
22BINE EL OUIDANEMorocco135
23Narva HPPRussia124.8
24Lookout PointUnited States of America120
25CavergnoSwitzerland114
26TORBOLEItaly110
27MONTORIOItaly110
28Pit 4United States of America103.4
29Roanoke RapidsUnited States of America100
30BlewettUnited States of America94.6
31AFOURERMorocco92
32Caribou FallsCanada91
33Box CanyonUnited States of America90
34LiapootahAustralia87.3
35Pine FallsCanada84
36Presa de SalimeSpain78.6
37Blakely MountainUnited States of America75
38NaveredeSweden70
39LadhonGreece70
40Slave FallsCanada68
41ARTIES 1Spain67.52
42Yelets Thermal Power PlantRussia67
43JochensteinGermany66
44Bowater Newsprint Calhoun OperationUnited States of America63.2
45Charlottetown Thermal Generating StationCanada62
46Peccia (Sambuco)Switzerland54
47ItutingaBrazil52
48Dillard ComplexUnited States of America51.5
49AlgodonesUnited States of America45
50Eklutna Hydro ProjectUnited States of America44.4
51BouçãPortugal44
52Rajakoski HPPRussia43.2
53Albeni FallsUnited States of America42
54KHATIMAIndia41.4
55AlcovaUnited States of America41.4
56Stewarts BridgeUnited States of America38.5
57ESCALES 1Spain35.85
58RIBADELAGO GR 3Spain34.56
59Lemolo 1United States of America32
60Clairton WorksUnited States of America31
61Refinaria Presidente Bernardes - RPBCBrazil24.5
62Five FallsUnited States of America24
63StammhamGermany23.2
64PATHRIIndia20.4
65White Pine Electric PowerUnited States of America20
66Big CliffUnited States of America18
67DexterUnited States of America15
68NimbusUnited States of America13.4
69ChatugeUnited States of America13.2
70ObernachGermany12.8
71Kent FallsUnited States of America12.4
72Isenthal (Bolzbach)Switzerland12
73RainGermany10.9
74HummelforsenSweden10.7
75Gold CreekUnited States of America9.7
76Adolfo Ruiz Cortines DamMexico9.6
77Einunna kraftverkNorway9.2
78Tesoro Mandan Cogeneration PlantUnited States of America7.5
79Neverdalsåga kraftverkNorway2.1
80Hat RapidsUnited States of America1.7
81Milton HydroUnited States of America1.4
82Cadillac Power StationCanada0
83Elblag power stationPoland0
84Centrale idroelettrica EsterleItaly0
85Pumpspeicherwerk GeesthachtGermany0
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