Nooksack Hydro— 1.5 MW Hydroelectric
Nooksack Hydro is a 1.5 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Puget Sound Hydro LLC and commissioned in 1906. Ranked #1303 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.5 MW accounts for 0.0013% of the total hydro capacity in the United States, which is 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is the Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Nooksack Hydro 4,539 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Lower Baker (111.2 MW, Hydro), Upper Baker (104.8 MW, Hydro), and Wahleach (65 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Washington, approximately 30 km east of Bellingham.
120 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,850. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,792 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,748 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
120 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Puget Sound Hydro LLC operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
38 plants within 100 km, 3,991 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Nooksack Hydro is a hydro power plant producing approximately 5 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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