Worumbo Hydro Station— 19.4 MW Hydroelectric
Worumbo Hydro Station is a 19.4 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Eagle Creek RE LLC. Commissioned in 1989, it is part of the extensive hydroelectric infrastructure. Ranked #499 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States, Worumbo's 19.4 MW accounts for 0.02% 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 Worumbo 350 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include William F Wyman Hybrid (862.7 MW, Oil), Westbrook Energy Center Power Plant (563.9 MW, Gas), and S D Warren Westbrook (69.7 MW, Waste). The facility is located in Maine, approximately 20 km northwest of Portland.
37 years old
United States of America, North America
- 4,079. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #20,011 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,539 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
37 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Eagle Creek RE LLC operates 23 plants totalling 170 MW
62 plants within 100 km, 2,864 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Worumbo Hydro Station is a hydro power plant producing approximately 68 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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