American Falls— 92.4 MW Hydroelectric
American Falls is a 92.4 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Idaho Power Co since 1978. Ranked #215 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 92.4 MW represents 0.08% of the United States' 117,947 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making American Falls 73.7 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are American Falls Solar (92.4 MW, Solar), Rockland Wind Farm (79.2 MW, Wind), and Power County Wind Park South (22.5 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Idaho, approximately 160 km from Salt Lake City.
48 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,277. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #10,632 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,407 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
48 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Idaho Power Co operates 22 plants totalling 2,561 MW
21 plants within 100 km, 509 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
American Falls is a hydro power plant producing approximately 324 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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