Black Bear Lake— 4.5 MW Hydroelectric
Black Bear Lake is a 4.5 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Alaska Power and Telephone Co and commissioned in 1995. Ranked #918 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 4.5 MW represents 0.004% 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 Black Bear Lake 1,511.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include Craig (AK) (4.6 MW, Oil), Klawock Power Generation Station (2.5 MW, Oil), and South Fork (2 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Alaska, approximately 50 km from Ketchikan.
31 years old
United States of America, North America
- 6,482. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #30,103 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,603 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
31 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Alaska Power and Telephone Co operates 15 plants totalling 45 MW
8 plants within 100 km, 39 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Black Bear Lake is a hydro power plant producing approximately 16 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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