United States

Mormon Flat — 64 MW Hydroelectric

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Mormon Flat is a 64 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
64 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1964

Year online

Owner
Salt River Project

Operator

Location
33.55, -111.44

Coordinates

Insights

#2,687
largest in United States of America
#2,881
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#12,124
largest worldwide
1964
20 yrs older than avg
17
operated by Salt River Project
39
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
64 MW
Commissioned
1964
Status
Operational
Owner
Salt River Project
Country
United States
Coordinates
33.554, -111.443

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
5,340 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
427,208 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,161
cars / year
712
homes / year
242,732
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Mormon Flat is a 63.5 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Salt River Project since 1964.

Ranked #275 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States, it represents 0.05% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Mormon Flat 107 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Santan (1326 MW, Gas) and Horse Mesa (129.5 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Arizona, approximately 50 km from Phoenix.

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