Alder— 50 MW Hydroelectric
Alder is a 50 MW hydro power plant in the United States of America, operated by the City of Tacoma since 1946. Ranked #308 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 50 MW represents 0.04% of the country's total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is the Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Alder 136.2 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Frederickson Power LP (318.3 MW, Gas), Mossyrock (300 MW, Hydro), and Frederickson (177.8 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Washington State, approximately 50 km south of Seattle.
80 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,933. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #13,085 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,166 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
80 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
City of Tacoma - (WA) operates 7 plants totalling 717 MW
44 plants within 100 km, 6,697 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Alder is a hydro power plant producing approximately 175 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 States of America- Continent
- North America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
United States of America — Energy Profile
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