United States

Sinclair Dam — 45 MW Hydroelectric

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Sinclair Dam is a 45 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
45 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1953

Year online

Owner
Georgia Power Co

Operator

Location
33.14, -83.20

Coordinates

Insights

#3,099
largest in %s
#3,296
largest %s worldwide
#14,641
largest worldwide
1953
%d yrs older than avg
40
operated by %s
36
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
45 MW
Commissioned
1953
Status
Operational
Owner
Georgia Power Co
Country
United States
Coordinates
33.140, -83.203

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,784 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
302,746 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

823
cars / year
505
homes / year
172,015
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Sinclair Dam is a 45 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Georgia Power Co since 1953.

Ranked #322 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States, it represents 0.04% 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 Sinclair Dam 151 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Washington County Power LLC (796 MW, Gas), AL Sandersville LLC (692 MW, Gas), and Wallace Dam (321 MW, Hydro). The plant is located in Georgia, approximately 50 km southwest of Athens.

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