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Sautet (Le) — 76 MW Hydroelectric

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Sautet (Le) is a 76 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
76 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1934

Year online

Owner
EDF

Operator

Location
44.82, 5.91

Coordinates

Insights

#152
largest in %s
#2,650
largest %s worldwide
#11,371
largest worldwide
1934
%d yrs older than avg
188
operated by %s
127
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
76 MW
Commissioned
1934
Status
Operational
Owner
EDF
Country
France
Coordinates
44.817, 5.908

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
6,391 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
511,304 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,389
cars / year
852
homes / year
290,513
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Sautet (Le) is a 76 MW hydroelectric power plant in France, operated by EDF since 1934.

Ranked #72 of 432 hydro plants in France. Its 76 MW accounts for 0.34% of France’s total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Sautet (Le) 22.3 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include GRAND MAISON (1,690 MW, Hydro), SERRE PONCON (384 MW, Hydro), and MONTEYNARD (366 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, approximately 100 km southeast of Lyon.

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