The Largest Conventional Hydroelectric Power Plants in the US
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | MWh Generated | CO2 Emissions | Rank Emissions | CO2 Emissions/MWh | Rant Emissions/MWh | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peters Drive PlantFarmer's Irrigation District (100.00%)
| Hood River County | OR | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,980MWh ↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Stevens CreekDominion Energy (100.00%)
| Columbia County | GA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 99,276MWh ↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Lachute Hydro LowerEnel Green Power (100.00%)
| Ticonderoga CDP | NY | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,919MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
King MillAugusta Canal Authority (100.00%)
| Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government | GA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,916MWh ↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Fresno County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 98,992MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Shasta County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 989,277MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Whatcom County | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 987,701MWh ↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Spicer Meadow ProjectCalaveras County Water Dist (100.00%)
| Tuolumne County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,869MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Mother Ann LeeLock 7 Hydro Partners LLC (100.00%)
| Mercer County | KY | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,812MWh ↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Auglaize HydroBMU Utilities (100.00%)
| Defiance County | OH | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,744MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Plumas County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 97,375MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Oconto Falls UpperN E W Hydro LLC (100.00%)
| Oconto Falls | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,737MWh ↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Main Canal HeadworksQuincy-Columbia Basin Irr Dist (33.33%)East Columbia Basin Irr Dist (33.34%)South Columbia Basin Irr Dist (33.33%)
| Grant County | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 97,322MWh ↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Lower MaladIdaho Power (100.00%)
| Gooding County | ID | Conventional Hydroelectric | 96,986MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Lower No 2Idaho Falls Power (100.00%)
| Idaho Falls | ID | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,687MWh ↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Mink Creek HydroMink Creek Hydro Entity (100.00%)
| Franklin County | ID | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,644MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Four Mile Hydropower ProjectThunder Bay Power Co LLC (100.00%)
| Alpena County | MI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,643MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Butte County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 96,397MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Lloyd ShoalsGeorgia Power (100.00%)
| Butts County | GA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 96,311MWh ↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Selis Ksanka QlispeEnergy Keepers Inc (100.00%)
| Lake County | MT | Conventional Hydroelectric | 962,819MWh ↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Indian Valley Dam Hydro ProjectYolo County Flood Control WCD (100.00%)
| Lake County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,619MWh ↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Safe HarborBrookfield Renewable Partners (100.00%)
| Lancaster County | PA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 960,618MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
French Landing DamSTS Hydropower, LLC (100.00%)
| Wayne County | MI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,597MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Estes Park | CO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 95,921MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
PackwoodEnergy Northwest (100.00%)
| Lewis County | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 95,746MWh ↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Drop 5Drop 5 Hydro LLC (100.00%)
| Montrose County | CO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,573MWh ↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Squa Pan Hydro StationAlgonquin Power (100.00%)
| Aroostook County | ME | Conventional Hydroelectric | 956MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Lemolo 2PacifiCorp (100.00%)
| Douglas County | OR | Conventional Hydroelectric | 95,400MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Adams County | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 95,152MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Anderson RanchUS Bureau of Reclamation (100.00%)
| Elmore County | ID | Conventional Hydroelectric | 95,120MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
WhitmanKPU Ketchikan (100.00%)
| AK | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,473MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
William F Matson Generating StationAllegheny Electric Cooperative (100.00%)
| Huntingdon County | PA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 94,697MWh ↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Big Creek 8Southern California Edison (100.00%)
| Fresno County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 94,636MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Hadley FallsHolyoke Gas and Electric (100.00%)
| Holyoke | MA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 94,311MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
GuntersvilleTennessee Valley Authority (100.00%)
| Marshall County | AL | Conventional Hydroelectric | 940,999MWh ↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Low Line RapidsEnel Green Power (100.00%)
| Twin Falls County | ID | Conventional Hydroelectric | 94MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
RC Thomas Hydroelectric ProjectEast Texas Electric Cooperative (100.00%)
| Polk County | TX | Conventional Hydroelectric | 93,953MWh ↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Lake LureLake Lure Town of (100.00%)
| Lake Lure | NC | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,393MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Flambeau Hydroelectric StationDairyland Power Cooperative (100.00%)
| Rusk County | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 93,727MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Taylor Draw Hydroelectric FacilityRio Blanco Water Conserv Dist (100.00%)
| Rio Blanco County | CO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,357MWh↓ | 1 | 1 |
Published: 2021-06-02
Last Updated: 2022-03-09
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