West Delaware Tunnel Plant— 7.5 MW Hydroelectric
West Delaware Tunnel Plant is a 7.5 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP since 1989. Ranked #754 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 7.5 MW represents 0.01% of the United States' total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making West Delaware Tunnel Plant 908 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include CPV Valley Energy Center (770 MW, Gas), Shoemaker (41.9 MW, Gas), and Neversink (25 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in New York, approximately 80 km northwest of New York City.
37 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,259. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #26,300 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,963 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
37 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP operates 71 plants totalling 724 MW
100 plants within 100 km, 12,303 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
West Delaware Tunnel Plant is a hydro power plant producing approximately 26 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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