Box Canyon— 90 MW Hydroelectric
Box Canyon is a 90 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by PUD No 1 of Pend Oreille County since 1955. Ranked #219 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 90 MW accounts for 0.08% 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 Box Canyon 75.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Boundary (1118.6 MW, Hydro), Seven Mile (805 MW, Hydro), and Waneta (493.2 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Washington, approximately 80 km northeast of Spokane.
71 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,298. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #10,694 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,428 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
71 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
PUD No 1 of Pend Oreille County operates 1 plants totalling 90 MW
22 plants within 100 km, 4,521 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Box Canyon is a hydro power plant producing approximately 315 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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