Wailuku River Hydroelectric— 10.4 MW Hydroelectric
Wailuku River Hydroelectric is a 10.4 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States of America. It is operated by Wailuku Holding Company LLC and was commissioned in 1993. The plant contributes to the national hydro capacity. Ranked #651 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States, Wailuku River's 10.4 MW represents 0.01% 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 this facility 654 times smaller. Nearby plants include Hamakua Energy Plant (66 MW, Oil), Puna Geothermal Venture I (51 MW, Geothermal), and Puna (39.1 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Hawaii, approximately 30 km from the nearest major city, Hilo.
33 years old
United States of America, North America
- 4,746. largest of 10,095 plants in United States of America
- #23,585 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,442 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
33 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Wailuku Holding Company LLC operates 1 plants totalling 10 MW
12 plants within 100 km, 347 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Wailuku River Hydroelectric is a hydro power plant producing approximately 36 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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