United States

Blue Lake Hydro — 16 MW Hydroelectric

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Blue Lake Hydro is a 16 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
16 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2014

Year online

Owner
City & Borough of Sitka - (AK)

Operator

Location
57.05, -135.23

Coordinates

Insights

#4,282
largest in United States of America
#4,860
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#21,038
largest worldwide
2014
30 yrs newer than avg
3
operated by City & Borough…
3
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
16 MW
Commissioned
2014
Status
Operational
Owner
City & Borough of Sitka - (AK)
Country
United States
Coordinates
57.052, -135.230

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,337 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
106,970 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

291
cars per year
178
homes per year
60,778
trees to offset

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

Nearby Plants

About this plant

Blue Lake Hydro is a 15.9 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by the City & Borough of Sitka since 2014.

Ranked #546 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States, it contributes 0.01% to 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 Blue Lake Hydro 427 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Jarvis Street (25.6 MW, Oil) and Green Lake (18.6 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Alaska, approximately 1,200 km southeast of Anchorage.

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