Townsend Hydro
A 5.2 MW hydroelectric power plant in Beaver, Pennsylvania, owned by Beaver Falls Municipal Auth, commissioned in 1987.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 10285Hydroelectric
Nameplate capacity
5.2 MW
Primary fuel
Hydroelectric
Commissioned
1987
Owner
Beaver Falls Municipal Auth
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
16 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Units
2
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17.4 | |
| 2016 | 15.9 | |
| 2017 | 20.2 | |
| 2018 | 19.6 | |
| 2019 | 24.1 | |
| 2020 | 21.2 | |
| 2021 | 18.4 | |
| 2022 | 18.1 | |
| 2023 | 17.6 | |
| 2024 | 16 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Valley Patterson Dam | Hydroelectric | 1.2 MW | ~1 km |
| Beaver Solar LLC | Solar | 1.3 MW | ~5 km |
| Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC | Natural Gas | 309.8 MW | ~7 km |
| Beaver Valley | Nuclear | 1.85 GW | ~16 km |
| Pine 1 Solar | Solar | 17.1 MW | ~18 km |
| Pine 2 Solar | Solar | 17.1 MW | ~19 km |
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