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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carter HydroNorthern Colorado Water Conservancy District (100.00%) | Larimer County | CO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,987MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Chief JosephUS Army Corps of Engineers (100.00%) | Douglas County | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,811,504MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Quail Creek Hydro Plant #1Washington Cnty Wtr Consv Dist (100.00%) | Hurricane | UT | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,573MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Garland Canal Power PlantShoshone Irrigation District (100.00%) | Park County | WY | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,488MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
MossyrockTacoma Power (100.00%) | Lewis County | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 824,447MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Fries Hydroelectric ProjectEnel Green Power (100.00%) | Fries | VA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 8,205MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Fair Oaks CDP | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 8,197MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Chester Diversion Hydroelectric ProjectFall River Electric (100.00%) | Fremont County | ID | Conventional Hydroelectric | 7,950MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| San Bernardino | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 790,938MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Sibley MillAugusta Canal Authority (100.00%) | Augusta | GA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 7,521MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Klickitat County | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 7,383,337MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Robert Moses Power DamNew York Power Authority (100.00%) | St. Lawrence County | NY | Conventional Hydroelectric | 7,033,270MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Lockport PowerhouseMetro Wtr Recl Dist Grtr Chi (100.00%) | Will County | IL | Conventional Hydroelectric | 7,001MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Whatcom County | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 700,007MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
William F Matson Generating StationAllegheny Electric Cooperative (100.00%) | Huntingdon County | PA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 69,151MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Plumas County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 604,494MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Big Creek 3Southern California Edison (100.00%) | Fresno County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 593,202MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
The DallesUS Army Corps of Engineers (100.00%) | Wasco County | OR | Conventional Hydroelectric | 5,779,550MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
International Falls PowerBoise White Paper LLC (100.00%) | International Falls | MN | Conventional Hydroelectric | 57,216MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Mormon FlatSalt River Project (100.00%) | Maricopa County | AZ | Conventional Hydroelectric | 56,556MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Rhinelander MillAhlstrom-Munksjo (100.00%) | Rhinelander | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 5,629MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Iowa Hydro LLCRenewable World Energies LLC (100.00%) | Jackson County | IA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 5,540MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Swift 1PacifiCorp (100.00%) | Skamania County | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 553,859MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Trinity County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 552,748MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Folsom | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 546,375MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Shasta County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 527,768MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
New BadgerKaukauna Utilities (100.00%) | Kaukauna | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 51,917MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Rocky ReachChelan County PUD (100.00%) | Chelan County | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 5,184,872MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Fairfield Pumped StorageDominion Energy (100.00%) | Fairfield County | SC | Conventional Hydroelectric | 497,531MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Tuolumne County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 492,291MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Granby HydroNorthern Water Hydropower Enterprise (100.00%) | Grand County | CO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 4,857MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Collierville PowerhouseCalaveras County Water Dist (100.00%) | Calaveras County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 465,249MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Middle ForkPlacer County Water Agency (100.00%) | Placer County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 454,440MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Fresno County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 448,758MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| El Dorado County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 444,272MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
White Rock/Slab CreekSacramento Municipal Utility District (100.00%) | El Dorado County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 433,936MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
James B BlackPacific Gas and Electric Company (100.00%) | Shasta County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 432,722MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
WanapumGrant County PUD (100.00%) | Kittitas County | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 4,287,040MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Fresno County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 427,868MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Mammoth PoolSouthern California Edison (100.00%) | Madera County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 421,459MWh↓ | 1 | 1 |
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Natural Gas
921 power plants
Wind
597 power plants
Distillate Fuel Oil
402 power plants
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268 power plants
Coal
214 power plants
Conventional Hydroelectric
157 power plants
Wood/Wood Waste Solids
62 power plants
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56 power plants
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56 power plants
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54 power plants
Other Gas
45 power plants
Black Liquour
41 power plants
Residual Fuel Oil
38 power plants
Landfill Gas
30 power plants
Waste Heat
24 power plants
Other Biomass Gas
23 power plants
Geothermal
13 power plants
Tire-derived Fuels
12 power plants
Waste/other Oil
12 power plants
Sludge Waste
11 power plants
Petroleum Coke
10 power plants
Other Biomass Solids
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Purchased Steam
7 power plants
Gaseous Propane
6 power plants
Jet Fuel
6 power plants
Kerosene
5 power plants
Other
5 power plants
Blast Furnace Gas
4 power plants
Other Biomass Liquids
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Agricultural By-products
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