United States

North Platte — 26 MW Hydroelectric

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North Platte is a 26 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
26 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1935

Year online

Owner
Nebraska Public Power District

Operator

Location
41.09, -100.76

Coordinates

Insights

#3,619
largest in %s
#4,026
largest %s worldwide
#17,493
largest worldwide
1935
%d yrs older than avg
13
operated by %s
6
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
26 MW
Commissioned
1935
Status
Operational
Owner
Nebraska Public Power District
Country
United States
Coordinates
41.086, -100.759

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,203 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
176,265 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

479
cars / year
294
homes / year
100,151
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

North Platte is a 26.2 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by the Nebraska Public Power District since 1935.

Ranked #439 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States, North Platte’s 26.2 MW accounts for 0.02% of the nation’s total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making North Platte 259.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Gerald Gentleman (1,362.6 MW, Coal) and Jeffrey (21.6 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Nebraska, approximately 160 km west of Omaha.

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