Flambeau Crowley Rapids Project— 1.5 MW Hydroelectric
Flambeau Crowley Rapids Project is a 1.5 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Renewable World Energies LLC and commissioned in 1930. Ranked #1303 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.5 MW represents 0.0013% of the total hydro capacity in the United States of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Flambeau Crowley Rapids Project 4,539 times smaller. Nearby plants include Flambeau River Papers (5.7 MW, Waste), Winter (5.6 MW, Oil), and Flambeau Solar Partners (2.5 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Wisconsin, approximately 50 km northeast of Minneapolis.
96 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,850. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,792 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,748 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
96 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Renewable World Energies LLC operates 8 plants totalling 13 MW
26 plants within 100 km, 250 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Flambeau Crowley Rapids Project is a hydro power plant producing approximately 5 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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