United States

Heart Mountain — 5 MW Hydroelectric

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Heart Mountain is a 5 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
5 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1949

Year online

Owner
U S Bureau of Reclamation

Operator

Location
44.51, -109.13

Coordinates

Insights

#5,828
largest in United States of America
#6,423
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#28,340
largest worldwide
1949
35 yrs older than avg
59
operated by U S Bureau…
7
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
5 MW
Commissioned
1949
Status
Operational
Owner
U S Bureau of Reclamation
Country
United States
Coordinates
44.514, -109.130

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
420 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
33,638 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

91
cars per year
56
homes per year
19,113
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Heart Mountain is a 5 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and commissioned in 1949.

Ranked #871 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 5 MW represents 0.004% 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 Heart Mountain 1,362 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Buffalo Bill (18 MW, Hydro), Spirit Mountain (4.5 MW, Hydro), and Shoshone (WY) (3 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Wyoming, approximately 50 km from the city of Cody.

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