San Dimas Wash Generating Station— 1 MW Hydroelectric
San Dimas Wash Generating Station is a 1 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by San Gabriel Valley Mun Wtr Dt since 1986. Ranked #1429 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1 MW represents 0.0008% of the country's total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making San Dimas Wash 6,809 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 50 km east of Los Angeles.
40 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
- #8,086 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
40 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
San Gabriel Valley Mun Wtr Dt operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW
382 plants within 100 km, 24,187 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
San Dimas Wash Generating Station 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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