United States

Flint River — 5 MW Hydroelectric

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Flint River is a 5 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
5 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1923

Year online

Owner
Georgia Power Co

Operator

Location
31.60, -84.14

Coordinates

Insights

#5,720
largest in %s
#6,361
largest %s worldwide
#28,050
largest worldwide
1923
%d yrs older than avg
40
operated by %s
34
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
5 MW
Commissioned
1923
Status
Operational
Owner
Georgia Power Co
Country
United States
Coordinates
31.603, -84.138

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
454 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
36,329 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

99
cars / year
61
homes / year
20,642
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Flint River is a 5.4 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Georgia Power Co since 1923.

Ranked #852 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 5.4 MW represents 0.005% of the United States’ total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Flint River 1,260 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Baconton Power Plant (242 MW, Gas) and Dougherty County Solar LLC (120 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Georgia, approximately 50 km southwest of Albany.

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