Four Mile Hydropower Project— 2 MW Hydroelectric
Four Mile Hydropower Project is a 2 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Thunder Bay Power Co LLC since 1991. Ranked #1230 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States, it represents a tiny fraction of the country's total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making this facility 3,404.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Alpena Cement Plant (47.2 MW, Petcoke), Hillman Power LLC (22 MW, Waste), and Viking Energy of Lincoln (18 MW, Waste). The facility is located in Michigan, approximately 100 km northeast of Detroit.
35 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,400. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #34,764 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,554 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
35 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Thunder Bay Power Co LLC operates 3 plants totalling 7 MW
17 plants within 100 km, 406 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Four Mile Hydropower Project 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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