Sheep Creek Hydro— 1.6 MW Hydroelectric
Sheep Creek Hydro is a 1.6 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Sheep Creek Hydro Inc since 1986. Ranked #1274 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.6 MW represents 0.0014% of the United States' 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 Sheep Creek Hydro 4,256 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Boundary (1118.6 MW, Hydro), Seven Mile (805 MW, Hydro), and Waneta (493.2 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Washington State, approximately 30 km from the nearest major city, Spokane.
40 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,705. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,483 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,684 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
40 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Sheep Creek Hydro Inc operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
20 plants within 100 km, 4,564 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Sheep Creek Hydro is a hydro power plant producing approximately 6 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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