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Tri-County Water Hydropower Project8 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Tri-County Water Hydropower Project is an 8 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Tri-County Water Conservancy District since 2014. Ranked #731 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 8 MW represents 0.01% of the United States' 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 this facility 851 times smaller. Nearby plants include Morrow Point (173.2 MW, Hydro) and Blue Mesa (86.4 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Colorado, approximately 50 km from Montrose.

Capacity
8 MW
Commissioning Year
2014

12 years old

Owner
Tri-County Water Conservancy District
Location
38.2392°, -107.7581°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,154. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #25,781 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,846 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

12 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Tri-County Water Conservancy District operates 1 plants totalling 8 MW

Regional density

12 plants within 100 km, 491 MW combined

Nearest plant: Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4 (23.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 38.239200, -107.758100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Tri-County Water Hydropower Project is a hydro power plant producing approximately 28 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
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