Blackstone/Tupperware— 1.6 MW Hydroelectric
Blackstone/Tupperware is a 1.6 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Blackstone Hydro Inc. since 1981. Ranked #1274 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.6 MW accounts for 0.0014% of the United States' total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Blackstone/Tupperware 4,256 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Lake Road Generating Plant (840 MW, Gas), Rhode Island State Energy Center (596 MW, Gas), and ANP Bellingham Energy Project (578 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Massachusetts, approximately 50 km from Boston.
45 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,705. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,483 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,684 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
45 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Blackstone Hydro Inc. operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
519 plants within 100 km, 25,226 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Blackstone/Tupperware is a hydro power plant producing approximately 6 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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