Cobble Mountain— 33 MW Hydroelectric
Cobble Mountain is a 33 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Holyoke Gas and Electric Dept. and commissioned in 1930. Ranked #397 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 33 MW represents 0.03% of the country's total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Cobble Mountain 206 times smaller. Nearby plants include Stony Brook (534.6 MW, Oil), Berkshire Power (289 MW, Gas), and Masspower (260.9 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Massachusetts, approximately 130 km west of Boston.
96 years old
United States of America, North America
- 3,394. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #16,063 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,710 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
96 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
City of Holyoke Gas and Electric Dept. operates 6 plants totalling 81 MW
370 plants within 100 km, 16,416 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Cobble Mountain is a hydro power plant producing approximately 116 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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