Boulder City Silver Lake Hydro— 3.3 MW Hydroelectric
Boulder City Silver Lake Hydro is a 3.3 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Boulder City since 2000. Ranked #1036 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 3.3 MW represents 0.003% 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 this facility 2,063 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Cabin Creek (300 MW, Hydro), Valmont Combustion Turbine Project (142.2 MW, Gas), and Plains End II LLC (117.6 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Colorado, approximately 50 km northwest of Denver.
26 years old
United States of America, North America
- 7,070. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #31,745 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,952 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
26 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Boulder City of operates 4 plants totalling 15 MW
89 plants within 100 km, 5,736 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Boulder City Silver Lake Hydro is a hydro power plant producing approximately 12 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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