Ponderosa Bailey Creek— 1.1 MW Hydroelectric
Ponderosa Bailey Creek is a 1.1 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Snow Mountain Hydro LLC since 1989. Ranked #1413 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.1 MW represents 0.0009% of the United States' 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 Ponderosa Bailey Creek 6,189 times smaller. Nearby plants include Pit 7 (109.8 MW, Hydro), Hatchet Ridge Wind Project (101.2 MW, Wind), and Wheelabrator Shasta (54.9 MW, Waste). The facility is located in California, approximately 150 km northeast of Sacramento.
37 years old
United States of America, North America
- 9,425. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #37,212 worldwide by installed capacity
- #8,038 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
37 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Snow Mountain Hydro LLC operates 4 plants totalling 10 MW
67 plants within 100 km, 3,560 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Ponderosa Bailey Creek is a hydro power plant producing approximately 4 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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