Jones Bluff— 82 MW Hydroelectric
Jones Bluff is an 82 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by USCE-Mobile District since 1975. Ranked #230 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 82 MW represents 0.07% 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 Jones Bluff 83 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include E B Harris Electric Generating Plant (1,304 MW, Gas), Tenaska Lindsay Hill Generating Station (939.4 MW, Gas), and Tenaska Central Alabama Generating Station (927.1 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Alabama, approximately 80 km northeast of Montgomery.
51 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,382. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #11,033 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,545 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
51 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
USCE-Mobile District operates 8 plants totalling 1,186 MW
16 plants within 100 km, 5,953 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Jones Bluff is a hydro power plant producing approximately 287 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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