Blue Lake Hydro — 16 MW Hydroelectric

Blue Lake Hydro is a 15.9 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by the City & Borough of Sitka since 2014.

Ranked #546 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States, it contributes 0.01% to the country’s 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 Blue Lake Hydro 427 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Jarvis Street (25.6 MW, Oil) and Green Lake (18.6 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Alaska, approximately 1,200 km southeast of Anchorage.