Bear Valley— 1.4 MW Hydroelectric
Bear Valley is a 1.4 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Escondido since 1985. Ranked #1329 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.4 MW constitutes 0.0012% 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 Bear Valley 4,864 times smaller. Nearby plants include Encina Power Station (999.6 MW, Gas), Carlsbad Energy Center (659 MW, Gas), and Palomar Energy (559 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 50 km from San Diego.
41 years old
United States of America, North America
- 9,110. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #36,302 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,813 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
41 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
City of Escondido - (CA) operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW
158 plants within 100 km, 12,639 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Bear Valley is a hydro power plant producing approximately 5 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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