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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.

Capacity
1.5 MW
Commissioning Year
1942

84 years old

Owner
Algonquin Northern Maine
Location
46.5565°, -68.3255°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

84 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Algonquin Northern Maine operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

12 plants within 100 km, 640 MW combined

Nearest plant: Flos Inn Diesel (33 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 46.556500, -68.325500
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Carbon Footprint

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 AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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