United States

Lake Dorothy Hydroelectric Project — 14 MW Hydroelectric

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Lake Dorothy Hydroelectric Project is a 14 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
14 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2009

Year online

Owner
Alaska Electric Light&Power Co

Operator

Location
58.23, -134.05

Coordinates

Insights

#4,396
largest in United States of America
#5,003
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#21,706
largest worldwide
2009
25 yrs newer than avg
8
operated by Alaska Electric Light&Power…
8
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
14 MW
Commissioned
2009
Status
Operational
Owner
Alaska Electric Light&Power Co
Country
United States
Coordinates
58.233, -134.053

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,203 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
96,206 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

261
cars / year
160
homes / year
54,662
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Lake Dorothy Hydroelectric Project is a 14.3 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Alaska Electric Light & Power Co and commissioned in 2009.

Ranked #574 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 14.3 MW represents 0.01% 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 Lake Dorothy 475 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Snettisham (78.2 MW, Hydro), Lemon Creek (61.7 MW, Oil), and Gold Creek (9.7 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Alaska, approximately 50 km from Juneau.

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