Smithland Hydroelectric Plant— 75.9 MW Hydroelectric
Smithland Hydroelectric Plant is a 75.9 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by American Mun Power-Ohio Inc since 2016. Ranked #242 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 75.9 MW represents 0.06% 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 Smithland 89.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Shawnee (1,575 MW, Coal) and Joppa Steam (1,099.8 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Illinois, approximately 50 km from Paducah.
10 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,493. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #11,390 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,659 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
10 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
American Mun Power-Ohio Inc operates 27 plants totalling 1,295 MW
14 plants within 100 km, 5,477 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Smithland Hydroelectric Plant is a hydro power plant producing approximately 266 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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