United States

Oliver Dam — 60 MW Hydroelectric

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Oliver Dam is a 60 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
60 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1959

Year online

Owner
Georgia Power Co

Operator

Location
32.52, -85.00

Coordinates

Insights

#2,735
largest in %s
#2,929
largest %s worldwide
#12,271
largest worldwide
1959
%d yrs older than avg
40
operated by %s
38
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
60 MW
Commissioned
1959
Status
Operational
Owner
Georgia Power Co
Country
United States
Coordinates
32.516, -84.997

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
5,046 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
403,661 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,097
cars / year
673
homes / year
229,353
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Oliver Dam is a 60 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Georgia Power Co since 1959.

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 Oliver Dam 113.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle (1995.7 MW, Gas), Talbot County Energy (726 MW, Gas), and Bartletts Ferry (173 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Georgia, approximately 200 km southwest of Atlanta.

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