Kankakee Hydro Facility— 1.2 MW Hydroelectric
Kankakee Hydro Facility is a 1.2 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Kankakee City since 1991. Ranked #1374 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.2 MW accounts for 0.0010% 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 Kankakee 5,674 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Braidwood Generation Station (2449.8 MW, Nuclear) and Dresden Generating Station (2018.6 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Illinois, approximately 100 km southwest of Chicago.
35 years old
United States of America, North America
- 9,303. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #36,823 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,941 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
35 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Kankakee City of operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW
108 plants within 100 km, 30,221 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Kankakee Hydro Facility is a hydro power plant producing approximately 4 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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