Santa Felicia Dam— 1.3 MW Hydroelectric
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.
39 years old
United States of America, North America
- 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
39 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
United Water Conservation Dist operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW
326 plants within 100 km, 26,585 MW combined
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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