Sissonville Hydro— 3 MW Hydroelectric
Sissonville Hydro is a 3 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Boralex Hydro Operations Inc. and commissioned in 1990. Ranked #1064 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 3 MW represents a fraction 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 Sissonville Hydro 2,269 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include R.H. Saunders Generating Station (1045 MW, Hydro) and Robert Moses Power Dam (912 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in New York, approximately 50 km from Ottawa.
36 years old
United States of America, North America
- 7,208. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #32,056 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,023 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
36 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Boralex Hydro Operations Inc operates 7 plants totalling 81 MW
126 plants within 100 km, 5,160 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Sissonville Hydro is a hydro power plant producing approximately 11 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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