United States

Thompson Falls — 98 MW Hydroelectric

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Thompson Falls is a 98 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
98 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1915

Year online

Owner
NorthWestern Energy

Operator

Location
47.59, -115.36

Coordinates

Insights

#2,223
largest in %s
#2,350
largest %s worldwide
#10,449
largest worldwide
1915
%d yrs older than avg
14
operated by %s
3
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
98 MW
Commissioned
1915
Status
Operational
Owner
NorthWestern Energy
Country
United States
Coordinates
47.593, -115.358

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
8,250 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
659,985 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,793
cars / year
1,100
homes / year
374,992
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Thompson Falls is a 98.1 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by NorthWestern Energy since 1915.

Ranked #209 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 98.1 MW represents 0.08% 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 Thompson Falls 69.3 times smaller.

Within 50 km, the nearest plant is Noxon Rapids (569.5 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Montana, approximately 30 km from Missoula.

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