Pilot Butte— 1.6 MW Hydroelectric
Pilot Butte is a 1.6 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation since 1926. Ranked #1274 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.6 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 Pilot Butte 4,256.3 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in Wyoming, approximately 70 km from the nearest major city, Casper.
100 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,705. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,483 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,684 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
100 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
U S Bureau of Reclamation operates 59 plants totalling 15,054 MW
3 plants within 100 km, 29 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Pilot Butte 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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