Prairie River— 1 MW Hydroelectric
Prairie River is a 1 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by ALLETE Inc. since 1920. Ranked #1429 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1 MW represents 0.0008% 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 Prairie River 6,809 times smaller. Nearby plants include Clay Boswell Power Plant (923.3 MW, Coal) and Rapids Energy Center (28.4 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Minnesota, approximately 125 km northwest of Duluth.
106 years old
United States of America, North America
- 9,554. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
- #8,086 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
106 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
ALLETE Inc. operates 20 plants totalling 1,950 MW
6 plants within 100 km, 1,962 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Prairie River is a hydro power plant producing approximately 4 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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