Dorena Hydro-Electric Facility— 7.5 MW Hydroelectric
Dorena Hydro-Electric Facility is a 7.5 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Dorena Hydro LLC since 2014. Ranked #754 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 7.5 MW constitutes 0.01% 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 Dorena 908.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Lookout Point (120 MW, Hydro), IP Springfield Oregon (65 MW, Biomass), and Seneca Sustainable Energy LLC (19.8 MW, Waste). The facility is located in Oregon, approximately 50 km east of Eugene.
12 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,259. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #26,300 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,963 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
12 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Dorena Hydro LLC operates 1 plants totalling 8 MW
30 plants within 100 km, 804 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Dorena Hydro-Electric Facility is a hydro power plant producing approximately 26 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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