Pontook Hydro Facility— 10.5 MW Hydroelectric
Pontook Hydro Facility is a 10.5 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Pontook Operating LP since 1987. Ranked #648 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 10.5 MW accounts for 0.01% 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 this facility 648 times smaller. Nearby plants include Granite Reliable Power (Wind, 99 MW), Burgess BioPower (Waste, 75 MW), and Berlin Gorham (Hydro, 30.3 MW). The facility is located in New Hampshire, approximately 80 km north of Concord.
39 years old
United States of America, North America
- 4,729. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #23,510 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,428 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
39 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Pontook Operating LP operates 1 plants totalling 11 MW
64 plants within 100 km, 1,862 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Pontook Hydro Facility is a hydro power plant producing approximately 37 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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