United States

Goat Rock — 39 MW Hydroelectric

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Goat Rock is a 39 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
39 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1969

Year online

Owner
Georgia Power Co

Operator

Location
32.61, -85.08

Coordinates

Insights

#3,265
largest in %s
#3,544
largest %s worldwide
#15,467
largest worldwide
1969
%d yrs older than avg
40
operated by %s
37
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
39 MW
Commissioned
1969
Status
Operational
Owner
Georgia Power Co
Country
United States
Coordinates
32.610, -85.081

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,246 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
259,688 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

706
cars / year
433
homes / year
147,550
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

About this plant

Goat Rock is a 38.6 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Georgia Power Co since 1969.

Ranked #364 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 38.6 MW represents 0.03% of the United States’ total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is the Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Goat Rock 176 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle (1995.7 MW, Gas) and Talbot County Energy (726 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Alabama, approximately 100 km southeast of Montgomery.

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