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Português Rainbow (MT) is a 59 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
- 59 MW
- Commissioned
- 2013
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- NorthWestern Energy
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 47.534, -111.205
Estimated Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~80 yrs
gCO₂ per kWh
Annual emissions equal to
Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator
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About this plant
Rainbow (MT) is a 59 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by NorthWestern Energy since 2013.
Ranked #289 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 59 MW accounts for 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 Rainbow (MT) 115 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include Morony (63 MW, Hydro), Cochrane (60.4 MW, Hydro), and Ryan (52.8 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Montana, approximately 150 km south of Great Falls.
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