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Português Buffalo Bill is a 18 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
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Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Commissioned
- 1992
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- U S Bureau of Reclamation
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 44.508, -109.171
Estimated Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~80 yrs
gCO₂ per kWh
Annual emissions equal to
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About this plant
Buffalo Bill is an 18 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by the U S Bureau of Reclamation since 1992.
Ranked #508 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 18 MW accounts for 0.02% 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 Buffalo Bill 378 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include Heart Mountain (5 MW, Hydro), Spirit Mountain (4.5 MW, Hydro), and Shoshone (WY) (3 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Wyoming, approximately 70 km east of Cody.
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