Black Creek— 3.7 MW Hydroelectric
Black Creek is a 3.7 MW hydro power plant in the United States of America, operated by Black Creek Hydro Inc since 1994. Ranked #988 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 3.7 MW represents 0.003% of the country's total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making this facility 1,838 times smaller. Nearby plants include H M Jackson (111.8 MW, Hydro), Snoqualmie 2 (38.7 MW, Hydro), and Cedar Falls (WA) (30 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Washington, approximately 80 km east of Seattle.
32 years old
United States of America, North America
- 6,881. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #31,295 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,845 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
32 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Black Creek Hydro Inc operates 1 plants totalling 4 MW
29 plants within 100 km, 1,115 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Black Creek is a hydro power plant producing approximately 13 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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