School Street— 42 MW Hydroelectric
School Street is a 42 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP since 1918. Ranked #341 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 42 MW accounts for 0.04% 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 School Street 162.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Bethlehem Energy Center (893.1 MW, Gas) and Empire Generating Co LLC (653.7 MW, Gas). The facility is located in New York, approximately 30 km south of Albany.
108 years old
United States of America, North America
- 3,158. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #14,931 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,404 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
108 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP operates 71 plants totalling 724 MW
161 plants within 100 km, 7,784 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
School Street is a hydro power plant producing approximately 147 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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