Squa Pan Hydro Station— 1.5 MW Hydroelectric
Squa Pan Hydro Station is a 1.5 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Algonquin Northern Maine since 1942. Ranked #1303 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.5 MW represents 0.0013% of the country's total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Squa Pan 4,539 times smaller. Nearby plants include Caribou Generation Station (27.4 MW, Oil) and Flos Inn Diesel (6 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Maine, approximately 60 km from Caribou.
84 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,850. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,792 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,748 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
84 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Algonquin Northern Maine operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
12 plants within 100 km, 640 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Squa Pan Hydro Station is a hydro power plant producing approximately 5 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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