Barker Lower— 1.5 MW Hydroelectric
Barker Lower is a 1.5 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by KEI (Maine) Power Management (III) LLC since 1986. Ranked #1303 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.5 MW represents 0.0013% of the 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 Barker Lower 4,539 times smaller. Nearby plants include William F Wyman Hybrid (862.7 MW, Oil), Westbrook Energy Center Power Plant (563.9 MW, Gas), and Rumford Power LLC (274.5 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Maine, approximately 50 km from Portland.
40 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,850. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,792 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,748 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
40 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
KEI (Maine) Power Management (III) LLC operates 3 plants totalling 4 MW
65 plants within 100 km, 2,983 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Barker Lower is a hydro power plant producing approximately 5 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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