The Whiting hydropower plant in Portage County, Wisconsin is the oldest hydroelectric facility in the United States. The Consolidated Water Power owned plant became operational in 1891 and has a generation capacity of 6.3 megawatts.
Ranking of the oldest hydroelectric power facilities in the United States as of 2023, by year of first operation
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HydroSource. (August 16, 2024). Ranking of the oldest hydroelectric power facilities in the United States as of 2023, by year of first operation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/783966/oldest-us-hydropower-plants/
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HydroSource. (2024). Ranking of the oldest hydroelectric power facilities in the United States as of 2023, by year of first operation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/783966/oldest-us-hydropower-plants/
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Hydropower in the U.S.
