United States

Swan Lake — 23 MW Hydroelectric

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Swan Lake is a 23 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
23 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1984

Year online

Owner
Southeast Alaska Power Agency

Operator

Location
55.62, -131.36

Coordinates

Insights

#3,758
largest in United States of America
#4,290
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#18,468
largest worldwide
1984
at fleet average
2
operated by Southeast Alaska Power…
9
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
23 MW
Commissioned
1984
Status
Operational
Owner
Southeast Alaska Power Agency
Country
United States
Coordinates
55.615, -131.356

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,901 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
152,046 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

413
cars / year
253
homes / year
86,390
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Swan Lake is a 22.6 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, commissioned in 1984.

Ranked #468 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States, Swan Lake’s capacity accounts for 0.02% of the total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Swan Lake 301 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include S W Bailey (25.9 MW, Oil) and Beaver Falls (5.4 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Alaska, approximately 110 km from the nearest major city, Juneau.

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