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Bridgewater — 28 MW Hydroelectric

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Bridgewater is a 28 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
28 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1924

Year online

Owner
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC

Operator

Location
35.74, -81.84

Coordinates

Insights

#3,575
largest in United States of America
#3,981
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#17,307
largest worldwide
1924
60 yrs older than avg
32
operated by Duke Energy Carolinas…
135
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
28 MW
Commissioned
1924
Status
Operational
Owner
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC
Country
United States
Coordinates
35.743, -81.837

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,329 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
186,357 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

506
cars per year
311
homes per year
105,885
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Bridgewater is a 27.7 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Duke Energy Carolinas LLC and commissioned in 1924.

Ranked #431 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States, Bridgewater’s 27.7 MW accounts for 0.02% 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 Bridgewater 246.3 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Rhodhiss (25.5 MW, Hydro), Turner Shoals (5.4 MW, Hydro), and Waco Farm (5 MW, Solar). The facility is located in North Carolina’s Burke County, approximately 30 km northwest of Hickory.

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