United States

Green Lake — 19 MW Hydroelectric

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Green Lake is a 19 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
19 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1982

Year online

Owner
City & Borough of Sitka - (AK)

Operator

Location
56.99, -135.12

Coordinates

Insights

#4,122
largest in United States of America
#4,597
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#20,190
largest worldwide
1982
2 yrs older than avg
3
operated by City & Borough…
3
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
19 MW
Commissioned
1982
Status
Operational
Owner
City & Borough of Sitka - (AK)
Country
United States
Coordinates
56.986, -135.123

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,564 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
125,135 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

340
cars per year
209
homes per year
71,099
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Green Lake is an 18.6 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by the City & Borough of Sitka since 1982.

Ranked #506 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 18.6 MW accounts for 0.02% of the total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW in the country. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Green Lake 365 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Jarvis Street (25.6 MW, Oil) and Blue Lake Hydro (15.9 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in Alaska, approximately 2,500 km from Anchorage.

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