Hastings City Hydroelectric— 4.4 MW Hydroelectric
Hastings City Hydroelectric is a 4.4 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Hastings Lock & Dam since 1992. Ranked #925 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 4.4 MW represents 0.004% 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 Hastings City Hydroelectric 1541.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant (1186.2 MW, Nuclear), Prairie Island (1186.2 MW, Nuclear), and High Bridge (644 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Minnesota, approximately 50 km from Minneapolis.
34 years old
United States of America, North America
- 6,547. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #30,310 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,637 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
34 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Hastings Lock & Dam operates 1 plants totalling 4 MW
222 plants within 100 km, 9,853 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Hastings City Hydroelectric is a hydro power plant producing approximately 15 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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