Hydro Plant— 2.2 MW Hydroelectric
Hydro Plant is a 2.2 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Sturgis since 1956. Ranked #1177 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 2.2 MW represents 0.0019% of the country's total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Hydro Plant 3,095 times smaller. Nearby plants include Kalamazoo River Generating Station (Gas, 77.4 MW), Western Michigan University Power Plant (Gas, 11.7 MW), and Sturgis City Diesel Plant (Oil, 6 MW). The facility is located in Michigan, approximately 30 km south of Kalamazoo.
70 years old
United States of America, North America
- 7,811. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #33,568 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,366 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
70 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
City of Sturgis operates 2 plants totalling 8 MW
50 plants within 100 km, 9,859 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Hydro Plant is a hydro power plant producing approximately 8 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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