W K Sanders— 1.8 MW Hydroelectric
W K Sanders is a 1.8 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by the Village of Morrisville since 1983. Ranked #1241 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.8 MW represents 0.0015% of the country's total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making W K Sanders 3,784 times smaller. Nearby plants include Kingdom Community Wind (65 MW, Wind), Berlin 5 (41.8 MW, Oil), and Sheffield Wind (40 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Vermont, approximately 50 km southeast of Burlington.
43 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,512. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,026 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,599 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
43 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Village of Morrisville - (VT) operates 3 plants totalling 5 MW
105 plants within 100 km, 1,646 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
W K Sanders 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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