Letten is a 5 MW hydro power plant in Switzerland. Ranked #116 of 162 hydro plants in Switzerland, Letten's 5 MW represents 0.05% of Switzerland's total hydro capacity of 9,831 MW. The largest hydro plant in Switzerland is Bieudron at 1,285 MW, making Letten 257 times smaller. Nearby plants include Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt (1,245 MW, Nuclear) and Kernkraftwerk Beznau (760 MW, Nuclear). The facility is situated in the canton of Aargau, approximately 50 km from the city of Zurich.
Switzerland, Europe
- 122. largest of 168 plants in Switzerland
- #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,423 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.04% of the installed capacity of Switzerland
126 plants within 100 km, 13,454 MW combined
Source: Swiss Federal Office of Energy
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Letten is a hydro power plant producing approximately 18 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
Switzerland- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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