United States

Granite — 2 MW Hydroelectric

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Granite is a 2 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
2 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1896

Year online

Owner
PacifiCorp

Operator

Location
40.62, -111.78

Coordinates

Insights

#7,934
largest in United States of America
#7,437
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#33,917
largest worldwide
1896
88 yrs older than avg
62
operated by PacifiCorp
45
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
2 MW
Commissioned
1896
Status
Operational
Owner
PacifiCorp
Country
United States
Coordinates
40.619, -111.782

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
168 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
13,455 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

37
cars per year
22
homes per year
7,645
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Granite is a 2 MW hydro power plant in the United States of America, operated by PacifiCorp since 1896.

Ranked #1202 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States of America. Its 2 MW represents 0.002% of 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 Granite 3,404.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Lake Side Power Plant (1385 MW, Gas), Gadsby (492.1 MW, Gas), and West Valley Power Plant (217 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Utah, approximately 50 km south of Salt Lake City.

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