La Prétière is a 1.65 MW hydroelectric power plant in France, commissioned in 2015. Ranked #346 of 432 hydro plants in France, La Prétière accounts for 0.01% of France's total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making La Prétière 0.001 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Valonne (10 MW, Wind), Vyt-lès-Belvoir (10 MW, Wind), and Neuchâtel-Urtière (10 MW, Wind). The facility is located in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, approximately 150 km from the city of Dijon.
France, Europe
- 1,771. largest of 2,195 plants in France
- #35,458 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,679 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
67 plants within 100 km, 5,109 MW combined
Source: Open Power System Data
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
La Prétière is a hydro power plant producing approximately 6 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
France- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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