Foothills Hydro Plant— 3.1 MW Hydroelectric
Foothills Hydro Plant is a 3.1 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Denver City & County-Foothills since 1985. Ranked #1057 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 3.1 MW represents 0.003% 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 Foothills Hydro Plant 2,194 times smaller. Nearby plants include Cherokee (1,006.4 MW, Gas) and Blue Spruce Energy Center (397.8 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Colorado, approximately 30 km from the nearest major city.
41 years old
United States of America, North America
- 7,186. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #31,995 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,001 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
41 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Denver City & County-Foothills operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW
86 plants within 100 km, 7,224 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Foothills Hydro Plant is a hydro power plant producing approximately 11 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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