General Electric Great Falls Upper Hydro— 2.1 MW Hydroelectric
General Electric Great Falls Upper Hydro is a 2.1 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Aclara Meters LLC since 1985. Ranked #1191 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 2.1 MW represents 0.0018% of the United States' total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is the Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making this facility 3,238 times smaller. Nearby plants include Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant (1,242 MW, Nuclear), Seabrook (1,242 MW, Nuclear), and Essential Power Newington LLC (605.5 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Maine, approximately 80 km northeast of Portland.
41 years old
United States of America, North America
- 7,900. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #33,790 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,404 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
41 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Aclara Meters LLC operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
111 plants within 100 km, 10,548 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
General Electric Great Falls Upper Hydro 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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