Ball Mountain Hydro— 2.4 MW Hydroelectric
Ball Mountain Hydro is a 2.4 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Blue Heron Hydro LLC since 2016. Ranked #1153 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 2.4 MW represents 0.002% of the United States' 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 Ball Mountain Hydro 2,837 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Bear Swamp Hydroelectric Power Station (600 MW, Hydro) and Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant (563.4 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Vermont, approximately 80 km southeast of Burlington.
10 years old
United States of America, North America
- 7,730. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #33,228 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,290 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Blue Heron Hydro LLC operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
196 plants within 100 km, 6,568 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Ball Mountain Hydro is a hydro power plant producing approximately 8 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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