United States

Burton Dam — 6 MW Hydroelectric

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Burton Dam is a 6 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
6 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1927

Year online

Owner
Georgia Power Co

Operator

Location
34.79, -83.54

Coordinates

Insights

#5,546
largest in %s
#6,179
largest %s worldwide
#27,329
largest worldwide
1927
%d yrs older than avg
40
operated by %s
58
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
6 MW
Commissioned
1927
Status
Operational
Owner
Georgia Power Co
Country
United States
Coordinates
34.794, -83.541

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
505 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
40,366 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

110
cars / year
67
homes / year
22,935
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Burton Dam is a 6 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Georgia Power Co since 1927.

Ranked #815 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 6 MW represents 0.01% of the United States’ 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 Burton Dam 1,134 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Tallulah Falls (72 MW, Hydro), GRP Franklin Renewable Energy Facility (58 MW, Waste), and Tugalo (44.8 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Georgia, approximately 150 km northeast of Atlanta.

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