Dam No. 4 Hydro Station— 1.9 MW Hydroelectric
Dam No. 4 Hydro Station is a 1.9 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by PE Hydro Generation LLC since 1947. Ranked #1233 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.9 MW represents 0.0016% 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 Dam No. 4 3,579.9 times smaller. Nearby plants include Dickerson (933 MW, Coal), Stonewall (812 MW, Gas), and Dickerson Generating Station (326 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Maryland, approximately 50 km northwest of Washington, D.C.
79 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,404. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #34,809 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,565 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
79 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
PE Hydro Generation LLC operates 5 plants totalling 9 MW
74 plants within 100 km, 6,548 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Dam No. 4 Hydro Station is a hydro power plant producing approximately 7 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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