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Boysen — 15 MW Hydroelectric

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Boysen is a 15 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
15 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1952

Year online

Owner
U S Bureau of Reclamation

Operator

Location
43.42, -108.18

Coordinates

Insights

#4,321
largest in %s
#4,883
largest %s worldwide
#21,166
largest worldwide
1952
%d yrs older than avg
59
operated by %s
3
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
15 MW
Commissioned
1952
Status
Operational
Owner
U S Bureau of Reclamation
Country
United States
Coordinates
43.418, -108.178

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,261 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
100,915 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

274
cars / year
168
homes / year
57,338
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Boysen is a 15 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by U S Bureau of Reclamation since 1952.

Ranked #551 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 15 MW represents 0.01% 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 Boysen 453.9 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in Wyoming, approximately 150 km southwest of Casper.

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