Lighthouse Hill— 8 MW Hydroelectric
Lighthouse Hill is an 8 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP since 1930. Ranked #731 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 8 MW accounts for 0.01% 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 Lighthouse Hill 851 times smaller. Nearby plants include Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station (1,901.1 MW, Nuclear), Nine Mile Point Nuclear Generating Station (1,901.1 MW, Nuclear), and James A Fitzpatrick (883.3 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in New York, approximately 400 km from New York City.
96 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,154. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #25,781 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,846 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
96 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP operates 71 plants totalling 724 MW
118 plants within 100 km, 14,961 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Lighthouse Hill is a hydro power plant producing approximately 28 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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