World Power Plants

San Diego Zoo1 MW Storage

Storage

San Diego Zoo is a 1 MW storage power plant in the United States, operated by EDF Renewables Distributed Solutions Inc since 2019. Ranked #94 of 104 storage plants in the United States. Its 1 MW represents 0.12% of the country's total storage capacity of 816 MW. The largest storage plant in the United States is AES LAWAI SOLAR Hybrid at 40 MW, making San Diego Zoo 40 times smaller. Nearby plants include Central Termoeléctrica Presidente Juárez (1,303 MW, Gas), Encina Power Station (999.6 MW, Gas), and Presidente Juárez (Rosarito) (773 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 20 km north of San Diego.

Capacity
1 MW
Commissioning Year
2019

7 years old

Owner
EDF Renewables Distributed Solutions Inc
Location
32.7397°, -117.1516°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 9,554. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #121 of 135 Storage plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

7 years in operation

Storage fleet average: 9.6 years

Operator portfolio

EDF Renewables Distributed Solutions Inc operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW

Regional density

86 plants within 100 km, 9,896 MW combined

Nearest plant: Naval Hospital Medical Center (1.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 32.739700, -117.151600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

San Diego Zoo is a storage power plant producing approximately 2 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Storage
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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