Cooper Lake— 19.4 MW Hydroelectric
Cooper Lake is a 19.4 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Chugach Electric Assn Inc since 1960. Ranked #499 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 19.4 MW represents 0.02% 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 Cooper Lake 351 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Seward (15.6 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Alaska, approximately 200 km southeast of Anchorage.
66 years old
United States of America, North America
- 4,079. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #20,011 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,539 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
66 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Chugach Electric Assn Inc operates 4 plants totalling 566 MW
9 plants within 100 km, 880 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Cooper Lake is a hydro power plant producing approximately 68 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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