Newport Hydro— 1.7 MW Hydroelectric
Newport Hydro is a 1.7 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Eagle Creek RE LLC since 1988. Ranked #1264 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.7 MW represents 0.0014% 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 Newport Hydro 4,000 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 90 km from the nearest major city, Syracuse.
38 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,640. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,300 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,652 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
38 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Eagle Creek RE LLC operates 23 plants totalling 170 MW
89 plants within 100 km, 2,581 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Newport Hydro is a hydro power plant producing approximately 6 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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