Wrightsville Hydro Plant— 1 MW Hydroelectric
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.
41 years old
United States of America, North America
- 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
41 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Washington Electric Coop - (VT) operates 2 plants totalling 9 MW
116 plants within 100 km, 1,658 MW combined
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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