Lloyd Shoals— 14.4 MW Hydroelectric
Lloyd Shoals is a 14.4 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Georgia Power Co since 1912. Ranked #569 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 14.4 MW represents 0.01% 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 Lloyd Shoals 472.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include Scherer (3,564 MW, Coal), Smarr Energy Center (242 MW, Gas), and Piedmont Green Power (60 MW, Waste). The facility is located in Georgia, approximately 80 km southeast of Atlanta.
114 years old
United States of America, North America
- 4,386. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #21,658 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,992 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
114 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Georgia Power Co operates 40 plants totalling 21,256 MW
62 plants within 100 km, 13,585 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Lloyd Shoals is a hydro power plant producing approximately 50 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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