Shawmut— 8.8 MW Hydroelectric
Shawmut is an 8.8 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC and commissioned in 1948. Ranked #707 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States, Shawmut's 8.8 MW represents 0.01% 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 Shawmut 773 times smaller. Nearby plants include Somerset Plant (107.1 MW, Biomass), Wyman Hydro (72 MW, Hydro), and Anson Abenaki Hydros (29 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Maine, approximately 80 km northwest of Portland.
78 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,062. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #25,414 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,763 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
78 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC operates 18 plants totalling 321 MW
64 plants within 100 km, 2,435 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Shawmut is a hydro power plant producing approximately 31 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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