United States

Cascade — 5 MW Oil

Oil Verified

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

Capacity
5 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1976

Year online

Owner
Cascade Municipal Utilities

Operator

Location
42.30, -91.01

Coordinates

Insights

#5,778
largest in %s
#1,493
largest %s worldwide
#28,180
largest worldwide
1976
%d yrs older than avg
1
operated by %s
57
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
5 MW
Commissioned
1976
Status
Operational
Owner
Cascade Municipal Utilities
Country
United States
Coordinates
42.298, -91.012

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
11,844 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
355,306 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
650 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

2,575
cars / year
1,579
homes / year
538,342
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

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About this plant

Cascade is a 5.2 MW oil and gas power plant in the United States, operated by Cascade Municipal Utilities and commissioned in 1976.

Ranked #528 of 879 oil plants in the United States, Cascade’s 5.2 MW represents 0.01% of the country’s total oil capacity of 38,410 MW. The largest oil plant in the United States is Manatee at 2,951 MW, making Cascade 567.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Elk Wind Farm (40.8 MW, Wind) and Maquoketa 1 (24.4 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Iowa, approximately 30 km southwest of Dubuque.

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Canada

Cascade — 36 MW Hydroelectric

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Cascade is a 36 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
36 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
TransAlta (100%)

Operator

Location
51.20, -115.50

Coordinates

Insights

#494
largest in %s
#3,616
largest %s worldwide
#15,676
largest worldwide
23
operated by %s
10
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
36 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
TransAlta (100%)
Country
Canada
Coordinates
51.200, -115.502

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,027 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
242,196 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

658
cars / year
404
homes / year
137,612
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Cascade is a 36 MW hydroelectric power plant in Canada, operated by TransAlta.

Ranked #223 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, it contributes 0.04% to the country’s total hydro capacity of 102,715 MW. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Cascade 156 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Spray (112 MW, Hydro), Rundle (50 MW, Hydro), and another Cascade Hydro Power Plant (36 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Alberta, approximately 150 km west of Calgary.

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