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Português Wylie is a 60 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
Insights
Location
Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 60 MW
- Commissioned
- 1925
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Duke Energy Carolinas LLC
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.022, -81.008
Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~80 yrs
Est. gCO2/kWh
Annual emissions equivalent to
Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator
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About this plant
Wylie is a 60 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Duke Energy Carolinas LLC since 1925.
Ranked #279 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 60 MW represents 0.05% of the United States’ 117,947 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Wylie 113 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include McGuire Nuclear Station (2440.6 MW, Nuclear) and Catawba (2410.2 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in North Carolina, approximately 30 km southwest of Charlotte.
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