West End Dam Hydroelectric Project— 4.4 MW Hydroelectric
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.
42 years old
United States of America, North America
- 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
42 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Northbrook Carthage LLC operates 1 plants totalling 4 MW
141 plants within 100 km, 12,997 MW combined
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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