Taylorville— 4 MW Hydroelectric
Taylorville is a 4 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP since 1916. Ranked #954 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 4 MW represents 0.0034% of the United States' total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Taylorville 1,702.25 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Maple Ridge Wind Farm (322 MW, Wind), CH Resources Beaver Falls (107.8 MW, Gas), and Copenhagen Wind Farm (79.9 MW, Wind). The facility is located in New York, approximately 160 km northwest of Albany.
110 years old
United States of America, North America
- 6,664. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #30,667 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,718 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
110 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP operates 71 plants totalling 724 MW
117 plants within 100 km, 7,389 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Taylorville is a hydro power plant producing approximately 14 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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