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Wrightsville Hydro Plant is a 1 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Washington Electric Coop since 1985. Ranked #1429 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1 MW represents 0.0008% 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 Wrightsville 6,809 times smaller. Nearby plants include Kingdom Community Wind (65 MW, Wind), Berlin 5 (41.8 MW, Oil), and Bolton Falls (8.8 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Vermont, approximately 80 km south of Burlington.

Capacity
1 MW
Commissioning Year
1985

41 years old

Owner
Washington Electric Coop - (VT)
Location
44.3097°, -72.5753°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 9,554. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #8,086 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

41 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Washington Electric Coop - (VT) operates 2 plants totalling 9 MW

Regional density

116 plants within 100 km, 1,658 MW combined

Nearest plant: Berlin 5 (6.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 44.309700, -72.575300
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Wrightsville Hydro Plant is a hydro power plant producing approximately 4 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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