Glenwood Hydro— 1.5 MW Hydroelectric
Glenwood Hydro is a 1.5 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP since 1950. Ranked #1303 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.5 MW represents 0.0013% of the country's 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 Glenwood Hydro 4,539 times smaller. Nearby plants include Somerset Operating Co LLC (655.1 MW, Coal), Lockport Energy Associates LP (221.3 MW, Gas), and Batavia Power Plant (67.3 MW, Gas). The facility is located in New York, approximately 40 km from Buffalo.
76 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
76 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP operates 71 plants totalling 724 MW
104 plants within 100 km, 25,471 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Glenwood Hydro 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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