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Rhodhiss — 26 MW Hydroelectric

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

Capacity
26 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1925

Year online

Owner
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC

Operator

Location
35.77, -81.44

Coordinates

Insights

#3,645
largest in %s
#4,071
largest %s worldwide
#17,638
largest worldwide
1925
%d yrs older than avg
32
operated by %s
149
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
26 MW
Commissioned
1925
Status
Operational
Owner
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC
Country
United States
Coordinates
35.774, -81.438

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,144 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
171,556 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

466
cars / year
286
homes / year
97,475
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Rhodhiss is a 25.5 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Duke Energy Carolinas LLC since 1925.

Ranked #445 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States, this facility represents 0.02% 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 Rhodhiss 267.6 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Lincoln Combustion (1,753.6 MW, Gas), Oxford Dam (36 MW, Hydro), and Bridgewater (27.7 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in North Carolina, approximately 50 km from the nearest major city, Charlotte.

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