Kilmorack Power Station— 20 MW Hydroelectric
Kilmorack Power Station is a 20 MW hydro power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Scottish & Southern Energy. Ranked #31 of 141 hydro plants in the United Kingdom. This plant's capacity represents 0.28% of the UK's total hydro capacity of 7,076 MW. The largest hydro facility in the UK is Dinorwig at 1,800 MW, making Kilmorack 90 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Foyers (300 MW, Hydro) and Stronelairg Wind Farm (228 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 20 km from Inverness.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 593. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #19,003 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,424 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Scottish & Southern Energy operates 3 plants totalling 57 MW
120 plants within 100 km, 3,673 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Kilmorack Power Station is a hydro power plant producing approximately 70 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
United Kingdom- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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