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West End Dam Hydroelectric Project4.4 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

West End Dam Hydroelectric Project is a 4.4 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Northbrook Carthage LLC since 1984. Ranked #925 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 4.4 MW represents 0.004% of the country's total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is the Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making West End Dam 1,548 times smaller. Nearby plants include Maple Ridge Wind Farm (322 MW, Wind), CH Resources Beaver Falls (107.8 MW, Gas), and Copenhagen Wind Farm (79.9 MW, Wind). The facility is located in New York, approximately 100 km northeast of Syracuse.

Capacity
4.4 MW
Commissioning Year
1984

42 years old

Owner
Northbrook Carthage LLC
Location
43.9829°, -75.6206°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 6,547. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #30,310 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #6,637 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

42 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Northbrook Carthage LLC operates 1 plants totalling 4 MW

Regional density

141 plants within 100 km, 12,997 MW combined

Nearest plant: Tannery Island Power (0.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 43.982900, -75.620600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

West End Dam Hydroelectric Project is a hydro power plant producing approximately 15 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 AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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