North Hollywood— 9 MW Hydroelectric
North Hollywood is a 9 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power since 1993. Ranked #690 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 9 MW accounts for 0.01% of the United States' total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making North Hollywood 756 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Alamitos Generating Station (1893 MW, Gas), Haynes (1739.1 MW, Gas), and Castaic (1682 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in California, approximately 30 km northwest of downtown Los Angeles.
33 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,016. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #25,134 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,679 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
33 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power operates 33 plants totalling 8,271 MW
396 plants within 100 km, 26,794 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
North Hollywood is a hydro power plant producing approximately 32 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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