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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Selis Ksanka QlispeEnergy Keepers Inc (100.00%) | Lake County | MT | Conventional Hydroelectric | 997,605MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
ShepaugFirstLight Hydro Generating Company (100.00%) | New Haven County | CT | Conventional Hydroelectric | 99,724MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Placer County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 99,590MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Orono Hydro StationBrookfield Renewable Partners (100.00%) | Orono CDP | ME | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,909MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Oxford DamDuke Energy Carolinas (100.00%) | Catawba County | NC | Conventional Hydroelectric | 98,990MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Spicer Meadow ProjectCalaveras County Water Dist (100.00%) | Tuolumne County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,885MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Forks of Butte Hydro ProjectHYPOWER INC (100.00%) | Butte County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,863MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Boulder City Silver Lake HydroBoulder City of (100.00%) | Boulder County | CO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,858MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Center FallsHollingworth & Vose Co (100.00%) | Washington County | NY | Conventional Hydroelectric | 985MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
York HavenYork Haven Power Company LLC (100.00%) | York Haven | PA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 98,430MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Tuolumne County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 98,400MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
WashoeTruckee Meadows Water Authority (100.00%) | Dayton CDP | NV | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,829MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Ladysmith DamNorthern States Power Company (100.00%) | Ladysmith | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,826MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Black EagleNorthWestern Energy (100.00%) | Black Eagle CDP | MT | Conventional Hydroelectric | 98,099MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Stillwater Hydro StationBrookfield Renewable Partners (100.00%) | Old Town | ME | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,804MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Fontana DamTennessee Valley Authority (100.00%) | Swain County | NC | Conventional Hydroelectric | 980,112MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Graniteville Enterprise DivisionEnterprise Mill LLC (100.00%) | Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government | GA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 98MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Placer County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,777MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Monroe StreetAvista Utilities (100.00%) | Spokane | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 97,629MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Five FallsBrookfield Renewable Partners (100.00%) | St. Lawrence County | NY | Conventional Hydroelectric | 97,516MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Cass County | MN | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,731MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Vergennes 9Green Mountain Power (100.00%) | Vergennes | VT | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,730MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Hemlock FallsWE Energies (100.00%) | Iron County | MI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,715MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Lower MaladIdaho Power (100.00%) | Gooding County | ID | Conventional Hydroelectric | 96,853MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Safe HarborBrookfield Renewable Partners (100.00%) | Lancaster County | PA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 968,392MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Smith (NH)Central Rivers Power NH, LLC (100.00%) | Berlin | NH | Conventional Hydroelectric | 96,462MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
MurphysUtica Water & Power Authority (100.00%) | Murphys CDP | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,553MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
ForbestownSouth Feather Water and Power (100.00%) | Butte County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 95,468MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| St. Lawrence County | NY | Conventional Hydroelectric | 95,463MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Lookout ShoalsDuke Energy Carolinas (100.00%) | Iredell County | NC | Conventional Hydroelectric | 95,084MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Addison County | VT | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,507MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Holcombe CDP | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 94,556MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Gregg Falls | Hillsborough County | NH | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,421MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Twin ReservoirsWalla Walla City of (100.00%) | Walla Walla | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,383MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
TugaloGeorgia Power (100.00%) | Tallulah Falls | GA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 93,624MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| El Dorado County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,351MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Turners FallsFirstLight Power Resources, Inc. - MA (100.00%) | Turners Falls CDP | MA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,341MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Imperial County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 92,979MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Wolf CreekUS Army Corps of Engineers (100.00%) | Russell County | KY | Conventional Hydroelectric | 925,286MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Chief JosephUS Army Corps of Engineers (100.00%) | Douglas County | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,249,666MWh↓ | 1 | 1 |
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