Red Mountain— 5.9 MW Hydroelectric
Red Mountain is a 5.9 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Metropolitan Water District of Southern California since 1984. Ranked #834 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 5.9 MW represents 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 Red Mountain 1,152 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (2,254 MW, Nuclear), Encina Power Station (999.6 MW, Gas), and Inland Empire Energy Center (819 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 80 km north of San Diego.
42 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,634. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #27,754 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,309 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
42 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Metropolitan Water District of S CA operates 17 plants totalling 134 MW
251 plants within 100 km, 17,304 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Red Mountain is a hydro power plant producing approximately 21 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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