Taftville— 1.6 MW Hydroelectric
Taftville is a 1.6 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by FirstLight Power Resources Services LLC and commissioned in 1927. Ranked #1274 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.6 MW represents 0.0014% of the 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 Taftville 4,256 times smaller. Nearby plants include Millstone Nuclear Power Plant (2162.9 MW, Nuclear) and Lake Road Generating Plant (840 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Connecticut, approximately 40 km northeast of Hartford.
99 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,705. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,483 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,684 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
99 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
FirstLight Power Resources Services LLC operates 8 plants totalling 139 MW
411 plants within 100 km, 19,709 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Taftville is a hydro power plant producing approximately 6 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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