Quail Creek Hydro Plant #1— 2.3 MW Hydroelectric
Quail Creek Hydro Plant #1 is a 2.3 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Washington County Water Conservation District since 1985. Ranked #1169 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 2.3 MW represents 0.002% of the country's 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 Quail Creek Hydro Plant #1 2,956.1 times smaller. Nearby plants include Millcreek Power Generation (80 MW, Gas), Hurricane City Power (15.1 MW, Gas), and St George Red Rock (14 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Utah, approximately 30 km northeast of St. George.
41 years old
United States of America, North America
- 7,770. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #33,414 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,338 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
41 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Washington Cnty Wtr Consv Dist operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
22 plants within 100 km, 614 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Quail Creek Hydro Plant #1 is a hydro power plant producing approximately 8 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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