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Meyras — 4 MW Hydroelectric

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Meyras is a 4 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
4 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2010

Year online

Owner
Électricité de France (EDF)

Operator

Location
44.68, 4.26

Coordinates

Insights

#1,432
largest in %s
#6,813
largest %s worldwide
#31,118
largest worldwide
2010
%d yrs newer than avg
41
operated by %s
128
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
4 MW
Commissioned
2010
Status
Operational
Owner
Électricité de France (EDF)
Country
France
Coordinates
44.677, 4.260

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
328 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
26,238 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

71
cars / year
44
homes / year
14,908
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Meyras is a 3.9 MW hydroelectric power plant located in France.

Ranked #261 of 432 hydro plants in France, it accounts for 0.02% of the total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro facility in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Meyras 432.1 times smaller.

Nearby plants include MONTELIMAR (295 MW, Hydro), PIED DE BORNE (109.4 MW, Hydro), and Saint-Étienne-de-Lugdarès (22.6 MW, Wind). The plant is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, approximately 100 km from Lyon.

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