Beaver Valley Patterson Dam— 1.2 MW Hydroelectric
Beaver Valley Patterson Dam is a 1.2 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by CHI Energy Inc since 1981. Ranked #1374 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.2 MW represents 0.001% of the total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Beaver Valley Patterson Dam 5,674 times smaller. Nearby plants include FirstEnergy W H Sammis (2,468.1 MW, Coal), Beaver Valley (1,846.8 MW, Nuclear), and Beaver Valley Nuclear Generating Station (1,846.8 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Pennsylvania, approximately 50 km from the nearest major city, Pittsburgh.
45 years old
United States of America, North America
- 9,303. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #36,823 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,941 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
45 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
CHI Energy Inc operates 11 plants totalling 65 MW
44 plants within 100 km, 24,765 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Beaver Valley Patterson Dam is a hydro power plant producing approximately 4 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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