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Upper Beaver is a 2.5 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Beaver City Corporation since 1907. Ranked #1138 of 1469 hydro plants in the U.S., it represents 0.002% of the total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the U.S. is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Upper Beaver 2,724 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Utah Red Hills Renewable Energy Park (80 MW, Solar) and Blundell (44.8 MW, Geothermal). The facility is located in Utah, approximately 30 km from the nearest major city.

Capacity
2.5 MW
Commissioning Year
1907

119 years old

Owner
Beaver City Corporation
Location
38.2683°, -112.4806°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,623. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #33,017 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,253 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

119 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Beaver City Corporation operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW

Regional density

31 plants within 100 km, 1,118 MW combined

Nearest plant: Greenville Solar Plant (22.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 38.268300, -112.480600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Upper Beaver is a hydro power plant producing approximately 9 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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