France

Cusset-Jonage — 85 MW Hydroelectric

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Cusset-Jonage is a 85 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
85 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2000

Year online

Owner
EDF

Operator

Location
45.79, 5.03

Coordinates

Insights

#146
largest in %s
#2,510
largest %s worldwide
#10,919
largest worldwide
2000
%d yrs newer than avg
188
operated by %s
94
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
85 MW
Commissioned
2000
Status
Operational
Owner
EDF
Country
France
Coordinates
45.790, 5.025

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
7,148 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
571,853 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,554
cars / year
953
homes / year
324,916
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Cusset-Jonage is an 85 MW hydro power plant in France, operated by EDF and commissioned in 2010.

Ranked #69 of 432 hydro plants in France, Cusset-Jonage’s 85 MW accounts for 0.38% of France’s total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Cusset-Jonage 19.9 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Bugey Nuclear Power Plant (3,580 MW, Nuclear), BUGEY (3,580 MW, Nuclear), and ST ALBAN (2,670 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, approximately 30 km from Lyon.

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