Peters Drive Plant— 1.8 MW Hydroelectric
Peters Drive Plant is a 1.8 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Farmer's Irrigation District since 1987. Ranked #1241 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.8 MW represents 0.0015% 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 Peters Drive Plant 3,782.8 times smaller. Nearby plants include The Dalles (1,819.7 MW, Hydro), Bonneville (1,162 MW, Hydro), and SDS Lumber Gorge Energy Division (10 MW, Waste). The facility is located in Oregon, approximately 80 km east of Portland.
39 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,512. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,026 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,599 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
39 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Farmer's Irrigation District operates 2 plants totalling 4 MW
44 plants within 100 km, 8,581 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Peters Drive Plant 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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