Granite Falls— 1.3 MW Hydroelectric
Granite Falls is a 1.3 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Granite Falls since 1967. Ranked #1355 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.3 MW accounts for 0.0011% of the total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW in the country. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Granite Falls 5,238 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Marshall Solar Energy Project (62.3 MW, Solar), Palmer's Creek Wind Farm LLC (44.6 MW, Wind), and Marshall (MN) (18 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Minnesota, approximately 150 km west of Minneapolis.
59 years old
United States of America, North America
- 9,199. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #36,532 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,879 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
59 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
City of Granite Falls - (MN) operates 2 plants totalling 7 MW
113 plants within 100 km, 3,163 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Granite Falls 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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