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Português Lower Salmon is a 60 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
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Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 60 MW
- Commissioned
- 1949
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Idaho Power Co
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 42.842, -114.904
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About this plant
Lower Salmon is a 60 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Idaho Power Co since 1949.
Ranked #279 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 60 MW represents 0.05% 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 Lower Salmon 113.5 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include Bliss (75 MW, Hydro), High Mesa (40 MW, Wind), and Camp Reed (22.5 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Idaho, approximately 150 km southwest of Boise.
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