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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chief JosephUS Army Corps of Engineers (100.00%) | Douglas County | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,970,082MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Graniteville Enterprise DivisionEnterprise Mill LLC (100.00%) | Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government | GA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 97MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Edward C HyattCalifornia Deptartment of Water Resources (100.00%) | Butte County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 966,629MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Big Creek Water WorksBig Creek Water Works Ltd (100.00%) | Hyampom CDP | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,666MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Garland Canal Power PlantShoshone Irrigation District (100.00%) | Park County | WY | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,382MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Collierville PowerhouseCalaveras County Water Dist (100.00%) | Calaveras County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 928,835MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Rhinelander MillAhlstrom-Munksjo (100.00%) | Rhinelander | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 8,577MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Sibley MillAugusta Canal Authority (100.00%) | Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government | GA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 8,567MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Folsom | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 843,062MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
White Rock/Slab CreekSacramento Municipal Utility District (100.00%) | El Dorado County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 837,876MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Carter HydroNorthern Colorado Water Conservancy District (100.00%) | Larimer County | CO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 8,234MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
William F Matson Generating StationAllegheny Electric Cooperative (100.00%) | Huntingdon County | PA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 82,046MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Great Falls Hydro Project | Paterson | NJ | Conventional Hydroelectric | 8,076MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Wallace DamGeorgia Power (100.00%) | Hancock County | GA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 79,350MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Whatcom County | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 768,687MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| San Bernardino | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 745,646MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Tallassee Hydro ProjectTallassee Shoals LLC (100.00%) | Athens-Clarke County unified government | GA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 7,216MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
MossyrockTacoma Power (100.00%) | Lewis County | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 719,409MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Murray County | GA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 71,398MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Klickitat County | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 7,047,577MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Robert Moses Power DamNew York Power Authority (100.00%) | St. Lawrence County | NY | Conventional Hydroelectric | 6,937,594MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Shasta County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 689,783MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| El Dorado County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 683,463MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Mormon FlatSalt River Project (100.00%) | Maricopa County | AZ | Conventional Hydroelectric | 67,729MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Fresno County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 666,262MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Fairfield Pumped StorageDominion Energy (100.00%) | Fairfield County | SC | Conventional Hydroelectric | 65,070MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Tuolumne County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 640,995MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Harry TrumanUS Army Corps of Engineers (100.00%) | Benton County | MO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 62,638MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Pepperell Hydro Power PlantPepperell Hydro Company LLC (100.00%) | East Pepperell CDP | MA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 6,217MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Chester Diversion Hydroelectric ProjectFall River Electric (100.00%) | Fremont County | ID | Conventional Hydroelectric | 6,107MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Judge F CarrUS Bureau of Reclamation (100.00%) | Shasta County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 60,612MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Butte County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 604,809MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Metropolitan Sewerage DistrictMetropolitan Sewerage District (100.00%) | Woodfin | NC | Conventional Hydroelectric | 5,897MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Hilo CDP | HI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 5,851MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Kerckhoff 2Pacific Gas and Electric Company (100.00%) | Fresno County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 58,447MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
The DallesUS Army Corps of Engineers (100.00%) | Wasco County | OR | Conventional Hydroelectric | 5,577,683MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Rocky ReachChelan County PUD (100.00%) | Chelan County | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 5,259,982MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Avalon HydropowerAvalon Hydropower LLC (100.00%) | Mayodan | NC | Conventional Hydroelectric | 5,259MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Cornell HydroCornell Hydro (100.00%) | Ithaca | NY | Conventional Hydroelectric | 5,231MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Deer Island Treatment PlantMassachusetts Wtr Rauth-Deer I (100.00%) | Boston | MA | Other Biomass Gas | 5,174MWh↓ | 1 | 1 |
Published: 2023-11-30
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