Pumpkin Hill— 1 MW Hydroelectric
Pumpkin Hill is a 1 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by KEI (Maine) Power Management (II) LLC and commissioned in 1987. Ranked #1429 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1 MW capacity represents 0.0008% of the United States' total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is the Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making this facility 6,809 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Maine Independence Station (550.2 MW, Gas), Rollins Wind Project (60 MW, Wind), and Hancock Wind Plant (51 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Maine, approximately 40 km east of Bangor.
39 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
39 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
KEI (Maine) Power Management (II) LLC operates 2 plants totalling 2 MW
29 plants within 100 km, 1,544 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Pumpkin Hill 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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