Mother Ann Lee— 2.1 MW Hydroelectric
Mother Ann Lee is a 2.1 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Lock 7 Hydro Partners LLC since 2007. Ranked #1198 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 2.1 MW represents 0.0018% 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 Mother Ann Lee 3,239 times smaller. Nearby plants include E W Brown (1454.6 MW, Gas), Tyrone Generating Station (137.4 MW, Gas), and Haefling (41.4 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Kentucky, approximately 90 km south of Lexington.
19 years old
United States of America, North America
- 7,928. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #33,867 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,423 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
19 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Lock 7 Hydro Partners LLC operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
14 plants within 100 km, 3,734 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Mother Ann Lee is a hydro power plant producing approximately 7 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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