Pardee— 23.6 MW Hydroelectric
Pardee is a 23.6 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by East Bay Municipal Util Dist since 1949. Ranked #461 of 1,469 hydro plants in the USA, it accounts for 0.02% of the country's total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the USA is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Pardee 288 times smaller. Nearby facilities include Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station (918 MW, Nuclear), Cosumnes (556.8 MW, Gas), and Cosumnes Power Plant (556.8 MW, Gas). The plant is situated in California, approximately 100 km east of Sacramento.
77 years old
United States of America, North America
- 3,725. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #18,333 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,259 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
77 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
East Bay Municipal Util Dist operates 4 plants totalling 46 MW
200 plants within 100 km, 13,204 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Pardee is a hydro power plant producing approximately 83 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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