United States

Whitman — 5 MW Hydroelectric

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Whitman is a 5 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
5 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Ketchikan Public Utilities

Operator

Location
55.33, -131.53

Coordinates

Insights

#6,385
largest in %s
#6,544
largest %s worldwide
#29,780
largest worldwide
2015
%d yrs newer than avg
5
operated by %s
9
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
5 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Ketchikan Public Utilities
Country
United States
Coordinates
55.328, -131.531

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
404 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
32,293 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

88
cars / year
54
homes / year
18,348
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Whitman is a 4.8 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Ketchikan Public Utilities since 2015.

Ranked #899 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 4.8 MW represents 0.004% 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 this facility 1,419 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include S W Bailey (25.9 MW, Oil), Swan Lake (22.6 MW, Hydro), and Beaver Falls (5.4 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Alaska, approximately 5 km northeast of Ketchikan.

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