Lower Beaver Falls Project— 1 MW Hydroelectric
Lower Beaver Falls Project is a 1 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Eagle Creek RE LLC and commissioned in 1980. Ranked #1429 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1 MW represents 0.0008% of the United States' 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 Lower Beaver Falls Project 6,809 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km 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 80 km from Syracuse.
46 years old
United States of America, North America
- 9,554. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
- #8,086 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
46 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Eagle Creek RE LLC operates 23 plants totalling 170 MW
124 plants within 100 km, 8,414 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Lower Beaver Falls Project is a hydro power plant producing approximately 4 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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