United States

Johnson 2 — 23 MW Hydroelectric

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Johnson 2 is a 23 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
23 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1941

Year online

Owner
Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist

Operator

Location
40.68, -99.74

Coordinates

Insights

#3,764
largest in %s
#4,293
largest %s worldwide
#18,481
largest worldwide
1941
%d yrs older than avg
4
operated by %s
18
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
23 MW
Commissioned
1941
Status
Operational
Owner
Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist
Country
United States
Coordinates
40.684, -99.745

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,892 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
151,373 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

411
cars / year
252
homes / year
86,007
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Johnson 2 is a 22.5 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist since 1941.

Ranked #471 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 22.5 MW represents 0.02% 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 Johnson 2 302 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Canaday (108.8 MW, Gas) and Johnson 1 (21.6 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Nebraska, approximately 300 km west of Omaha.

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