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.
7 years old
United States of America, North America
- 9,554. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
- #121 of 135 Storage plants worldwide
7 years in operation
Storage fleet average: 9.6 years
EDF Renewables Distributed Solutions Inc operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW
86 plants within 100 km, 9,896 MW combined
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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