Tenth Street— 1.4 MW Hydroelectric
Tenth Street is a 1.4 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Norwich since 1967. Ranked #1329 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.4 MW represents 0.0012% of the total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Tenth Street 4,865 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Millstone Nuclear Power Plant (2,162.9 MW, Nuclear), Millstone (2,162.9 MW, Nuclear), and Lake Road Generating Plant (840 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Connecticut, approximately 70 km southeast of Hartford.
59 years old
United States of America, North America
- 9,110. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #36,302 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,813 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
59 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
City of Norwich - (CT) operates 3 plants totalling 22 MW
396 plants within 100 km, 19,657 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Tenth Street 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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