Kings Falls Hydroelectric— 1.6 MW Hydroelectric
Kings Falls Hydroelectric is a 1.6 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Silverstreet Hydro since 1988. Ranked #1274 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.6 MW represents 0.0014% of the 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 Kings Falls 4,256 times smaller. Nearby plants include Maple Ridge Wind Farm (322 MW, Wind), CH Resources Beaver Falls (107.8 MW, Gas), and Copenhagen Wind Farm (79.9 MW, Wind). The facility is located in New York, approximately 70 km northeast of Syracuse.
38 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,705. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,483 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,684 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
38 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Silverstreet Hydro operates 2 plants totalling 3 MW
141 plants within 100 km, 11,061 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Kings Falls Hydroelectric is a hydro power plant producing approximately 6 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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