Deer Rips— 6.5 MW Hydroelectric
Deer Rips is a 6.5 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC since 1913. Ranked #799 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 6.5 MW represents 0.01% 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 Deer Rips 1,048.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include William F Wyman Hybrid (862.7 MW, Oil), Rumford Power LLC (274.5 MW, Gas), and Androscoggin Energy Center (163.5 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Maine, approximately 40 km from the nearest major city, Portland.
113 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,447. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #27,007 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,124 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
113 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC operates 18 plants totalling 321 MW
67 plants within 100 km, 3,009 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Deer Rips is a hydro power plant producing approximately 23 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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