Scotland Dam— 2 MW Hydroelectric
Scotland Dam is a 2 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by FirstLight Power Resources Services LLC since 1937. Ranked #1202 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 2 MW represents 0.002% of the United States' total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Scotland Dam 3,404.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Millstone Nuclear Power Plant (2162.9 MW, Nuclear), Millstone (2162.9 MW, Nuclear), and Lake Road Generating Plant (840 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Connecticut, approximately 40 km southeast of Hartford.
89 years old
United States of America, North America
- 7,934. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #33,917 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,437 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
89 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
FirstLight Power Resources Services LLC operates 8 plants totalling 139 MW
432 plants within 100 km, 19,421 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Scotland Dam is a hydro power plant producing approximately 7 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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