Wainiha Hydro— 3.6 MW Hydroelectric
Wainiha Hydro is a 3.6 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by McBryde Sugar Co Ltd since 1908. Ranked #991 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 3.6 MW represents 0.003% 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 Wainiha Hydro 1,892 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Port Allen (99.5 MW, Oil), AES LAWAI SOLAR Hybrid (40 MW, Storage), and Kapaia Power Station (39.1 MW, Other). The facility is located in Hawaii, approximately 30 km from Lihue.
118 years old
United States of America, North America
- 6,896. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #31,371 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,860 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
118 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
McBryde Sugar Co Ltd operates 3 plants totalling 12 MW
13 plants within 100 km, 289 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Wainiha Hydro is a hydro power plant producing approximately 13 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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