Soft Maple— 16 MW Hydroelectric
Soft Maple is a 16 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP since 1925. Ranked #536 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. This plant's 16 MW represents 0.01% 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 Soft Maple 425 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Maple Ridge Wind Farm (322 MW, Wind), CH Resources Beaver Falls (107.8 MW, Gas), and Carthage Energy LLC (62.9 MW, Gas). The facility is located in New York, approximately 50 km northeast of Syracuse.
101 years old
United States of America, North America
- 4,253. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #20,858 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,779 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
101 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP operates 71 plants totalling 724 MW
112 plants within 100 km, 1,618 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Soft Maple is a hydro power plant producing approximately 56 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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