Center Falls— 1.1 MW Hydroelectric
Center Falls is a 1.1 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Hollingworth & Vose Co Center Falls since 1984. Ranked #1413 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.1 MW represents 0.0009% 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 Center Falls 6.2 times smaller. Nearby plants include Indeck Corinth Energy Center (147 MW, Gas), Curtis Palmer Hydroelectric (59 MW, Hydro), and Spier Falls (56 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in New York, approximately 50 km north of Albany.
42 years old
United States of America, North America
- 9,425. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #37,212 worldwide by installed capacity
- #8,038 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
42 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Hollingworth & Vose Co Center Falls operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW
165 plants within 100 km, 8,081 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Center Falls is a hydro power plant producing approximately 4 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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