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Português Thorpe is a 22 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
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Location
Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 22 MW
- Commissioned
- 1941
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Duke Energy Carolinas LLC
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.234, -83.125
Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~80 yrs
Est. gCO2/kWh
Annual emissions equivalent to
Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator
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About this plant
Thorpe is a 21.6 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Duke Energy Carolinas LLC since 1941.
Ranked #479 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 21.6 MW represents 0.02% 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 Thorpe 315 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include Oconee (2666.7 MW, Nuclear), Oconee Nuclear Station (2666.7 MW, Nuclear), and Bad Creek (1296 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in South Carolina, approximately 100 km southwest of Greenville.
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