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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.

Capacity
2.3 MW
Commissioning Year
1985

41 years old

Owner
Washington Cnty Wtr Consv Dist
Location
37.1854°, -113.3583°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

41 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Washington Cnty Wtr Consv Dist operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

22 plants within 100 km, 614 MW combined

Nearest plant: Hurricane City Power (5.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 37.185400, -113.358300
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Carbon Footprint

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 AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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