Little Falls Hydro— 13 MW Hydroelectric
Little Falls Hydro is a 13 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Little Falls Hydroelec Assoc since 1987. Ranked #589 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 13 MW represents 0.01% 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 Little Falls Hydro 524.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Hardscrabble Wind Power LLC (74 MW, Wind), Trenton Falls (21.9 MW, Hydro), and Beardslee (20 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in New York, approximately 50 km from Syracuse.
39 years old
United States of America, North America
- 4,488. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #22,127 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,099 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
39 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Little Falls Hydroelec Assoc operates 1 plants totalling 13 MW
91 plants within 100 km, 2,404 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Little Falls Hydro is a hydro power plant producing approximately 46 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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