United States

Oxford Dam — 36 MW Hydroelectric

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Oxford Dam is a 36 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
36 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1928

Year online

Owner
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC

Operator

Location
35.82, -81.19

Coordinates

Insights

#3,320
largest in United States of America
#3,616
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#15,676
largest worldwide
1928
56 yrs older than avg
32
operated by Duke Energy Carolinas…
159
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
36 MW
Commissioned
1928
Status
Operational
Owner
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC
Country
United States
Coordinates
35.821, -81.192

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,027 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
242,196 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

658
cars per year
404
homes per year
137,612
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Oxford Dam is a 36 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Duke Energy Carolinas LLC since 1928.

Ranked #382 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 36 MW represents 0.03% of the country’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 Oxford Dam 189 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include McGuire (2440.6 MW, Nuclear) and Marshall (NC) (2119 MW, Coal). The facility is located in North Carolina, approximately 40 km northwest of Charlotte.

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