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Azusa is a 3 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Pasadena since 1949. Ranked #1064 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 3 MW represents 0.003% of the country's total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is the Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making this facility 2,269.67 times smaller. Nearby plants include Alamitos Generating Station (1893 MW, Gas), Haynes (1739.1 MW, Gas), and AES Alamitos LLC (1115 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Los Angeles County, approximately 30 km northeast of downtown Los Angeles.

Capacity
3 MW
Commissioning Year
1949

77 years old

Owner
City of Pasadena - (CA)
Location
34.1548°, -117.9093°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,208. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #32,056 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,023 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

77 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

City of Pasadena - (CA) operates 2 plants totalling 269 MW

Regional density

393 plants within 100 km, 25,340 MW combined

Nearest plant: MolsonCoors Irwindale Brewery (4.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 34.154800, -117.909300
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Azusa is a hydro power plant producing approximately 11 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Hydro
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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