Moretown Generating Station— 1.2 MW Hydroelectric
Moretown Generating Station is a 1.2 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Ampersand Moretown Hydro LLC since 1988. Ranked #1384 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.2 MW represents 0.001% 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 Moretown Generating Station 5,674 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Berlin 5 (Oil, 41.8 MW), Essex Junction 19 (Oil, 16 MW), and Georgia Mountain Community Wind Farm (Wind, 10 MW). The facility is located in Vermont, approximately 50 km south of Burlington.
38 years old
United States of America, North America
- 9,316. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #36,836 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,951 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
38 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Ampersand Moretown Hydro LLC operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW
118 plants within 100 km, 1,736 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Moretown Generating Station 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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