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Saint Georges de Commiers — 60 MW Hydroelectric

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Saint Georges de Commiers is a 60 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
60 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1964

Year online

Owner
EDF

Operator

Location
45.01, 5.69

Coordinates

Insights

#166
largest in %s
#2,929
largest %s worldwide
#12,271
largest worldwide
1964
%d yrs older than avg
188
operated by %s
141
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
60 MW
Commissioned
1964
Status
Operational
Owner
EDF
Country
France
Coordinates
45.006, 5.687

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

Saint Georges de Commiers is a 60 MW hydro power plant in France, operated by EDF since 1964.

Ranked #80 of 432 hydro plants in France, it contributes 0.27% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Saint Georges de Commiers 28 times smaller.

Nearby plants include GRAND MAISON (1,690 MW, Hydro), CHEYLAS (485 MW, Hydro), and MONTEYNARD (366 MW, Hydro). The facility is located about 50 km from Grenoble in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

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