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For those curious, the Three Gorges Dam in China is the largest powerplant in the world and has a maximum power rating of 22,500 MW (22.5 GW).
by pilom 13y ago
For those curious, the Three Gorges Dam in China is the largest powerplant in the world and has a maximum power rating of 22,500 MW (22.5 GW).
- cwal37 13y agoTo be fair, Three Gorges (like any large hydro) is comprised of many turbines, 32 700MW turbines in this case. To counter, the biggest nuclear power plant, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, has 7 generating units which are each above 1 GW. Two of those units are at ~1.3GW, nearly double a Three Gorges turbine. For more perspective, the smallest nuke in the States is Fort Calhoun which has a single reactor at 502MW.