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Santa Felicia Dam is a 1.3 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by United Water Conservation Dist since 1987. Ranked #1355 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.3 MW represents 0.0011% of the total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW in the country. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Santa Felicia Dam 5,238 times smaller. Nearby plants include Castaic (1,682 MW, Hydro), Ormond Beach (1,612 MW, Gas), and Valley (CA) (690.5 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 80 km north of Los Angeles.

Capacity
1.3 MW
Commissioning Year
1987

39 years old

Owner
United Water Conservation Dist
Location
34.4617°, -118.7511°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 9,199. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #36,532 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,879 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

39 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

United Water Conservation Dist operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW

Regional density

326 plants within 100 km, 26,585 MW combined

Nearest plant: Ameresco Chiquita Canyon (10.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 34.461700, -118.751100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Santa Felicia Dam is a hydro power plant producing approximately 5 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
Total Capacity
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