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Alcova — 41 MW Hydroelectric

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Alcova is a 41 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
41 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1955

Year online

Owner
U S Bureau of Reclamation

Operator

Location
42.55, -106.72

Coordinates

Insights

#3,185
largest in %s
#3,439
largest %s worldwide
#15,035
largest worldwide
1955
%d yrs older than avg
59
operated by %s
19
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
41 MW
Commissioned
1955
Status
Operational
Owner
U S Bureau of Reclamation
Country
United States
Coordinates
42.548, -106.718
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Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,482 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
278,526 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

757
cars / year
464
homes / year
158,253
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Alcova is a 41.4 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation since 1955.

Ranked #350 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States, Alcova’s 41.4 MW represents 0.04% of the total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Alcova 164.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Fremont Canyon (66.8 MW, Hydro), Seminoe (51.6 MW, Hydro), and Kortes (36 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Wyoming, approximately 100 km from Casper.

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