Waterloo Hydroelectric Project— 1.5 MW Hydroelectric
Waterloo Hydroelectric Project is a 1.5 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by C-S Canal Hydro LLC since 1915. Ranked #1303 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.5 MW represents 0.0013% 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 4,539 times smaller. Nearby plants include Ginna Nuclear Generating Station (614 MW, Nuclear) and R E Ginna Nuclear Power Plant (614 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in New York, approximately 50 km east of Rochester.
111 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,850. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,792 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,748 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
111 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
C-S Canal Hydro LLC operates 2 plants totalling 7 MW
90 plants within 100 km, 10,865 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Waterloo Hydroelectric Project is a hydro power plant producing approximately 5 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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