United States

Smith Falls Hydro Project — 38 MW Hydroelectric

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Smith Falls Hydro Project is a 38 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
38 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1990

Year online

Owner
Smith Creek Hydro LLC

Operator

Location
48.96, -116.56

Coordinates

Insights

#3,277
largest in %s
#3,560
largest %s worldwide
#15,498
largest worldwide
1990
%d yrs newer than avg
1
operated by %s
7
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
38 MW
Commissioned
1990
Status
Operational
Owner
Smith Creek Hydro LLC
Country
United States
Coordinates
48.960, -116.557

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,204 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
256,325 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

697
cars / year
427
homes / year
145,639
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Smith Falls Hydro Project is a 38.1 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Smith Creek Hydro LLC since 1990.

Ranked #371 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 38.1 MW represents 0.03% of the United States’ total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Smith Falls 178 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Moyie Springs (3.9 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Idaho, approximately 100 km northeast of Spokane.

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