Cadys Falls— 1.6 MW Hydroelectric
Cadys Falls is a 1.6 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by the Village of Morrisville since 1930. Ranked #1274 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.6 MW represents 0.0014% of the country's 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 Cadys Falls 4,256 times smaller. Nearby plants include Kingdom Community Wind (65 MW, Wind), Berlin 5 (41.8 MW, Oil), and Sheldon Springs Hydroelectric (25.2 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Vermont, approximately 50 km from Burlington.
96 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
96 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Village of Morrisville - (VT) operates 3 plants totalling 5 MW
104 plants within 100 km, 1,588 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Cadys Falls 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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