Rio Hondo— 1.9 MW Hydroelectric
Rio Hondo is a 1.9 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and commissioned in 1984. Ranked #1233 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.9 MW accounts for 0.0016% of the total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW in the country. The largest hydro plant in the United States is the Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Rio Hondo 3,580 times smaller. Nearby plants include Alamitos Generating Station (1,893 MW, Gas), Haynes (1,739.1 MW, Gas), and AES Alamitos LLC (1,115 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 40 km southeast of Los Angeles.
42 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,404. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #34,809 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,565 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
363 plants within 100 km, 25,995 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Rio Hondo is a hydro power plant producing approximately 7 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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