French Landing Dam— 1.6 MW Hydroelectric
French Landing Dam is a 1.6 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by STS Hydropower LLC since 1989. Ranked #1274 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.6 MW makes up 0.0014% 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 French Landing Dam 4,256 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Monroe Power Plant (3293.1 MW, Gas) and Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station (1281 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Michigan, approximately 40 km from Detroit.
37 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,705. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,483 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,684 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
37 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
STS Hydropower LLC operates 7 plants totalling 19 MW
97 plants within 100 km, 24,542 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
French Landing Dam is a hydro power plant producing approximately 6 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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