Azusa— 3 MW Hydroelectric
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.
77 years old
United States of America, North America
- 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
77 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
City of Pasadena - (CA) operates 2 plants totalling 269 MW
393 plants within 100 km, 25,340 MW combined
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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