Knife Falls— 2.4 MW Hydroelectric
Knife Falls is a 2.4 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by ALLETE Inc. since 1921. Ranked #1148 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 2.4 MW represents 0.002% of the United States' total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Knife Falls 2,837 times smaller. Nearby plants include Sappi Cloquet Mill (94.5 MW, Waste), M L Hibbard (72.8 MW, Waste), and Thomson (72.6 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Minnesota, approximately 30 km southwest of Duluth.
105 years old
United States of America, North America
- 7,707. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #33,205 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,285 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
105 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
ALLETE Inc. operates 20 plants totalling 1,950 MW
17 plants within 100 km, 504 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Knife Falls 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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