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San Dimas Wash Generating Station1 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

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.

Capacity
1 MW
Commissioning Year
1986

40 years old

Owner
San Gabriel Valley Mun Wtr Dt
Location
34.1242°, -117.8051°

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
  • #8,086 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

40 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

San Gabriel Valley Mun Wtr Dt operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW

Regional density

382 plants within 100 km, 24,187 MW combined

Nearest plant: San Dimas (0.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 34.124200, -117.805100
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Carbon Footprint

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 AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
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