Venice Hydro— 10.1 MW Hydroelectric
Venice Hydro is a 10.1 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, commissioned in 1982. Ranked #656 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States, it accounts for 0.01% 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 Venice Hydro 674 times smaller. Nearby plants include Alamitos Generating Station (1893 MW, Gas), Haynes (1739.1 MW, Gas), and AES Alamitos LLC (1115 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 30 km from Los Angeles.
44 years old
United States of America, North America
- 4,774. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #23,717 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,456 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
44 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Metropolitan Water District of S CA operates 17 plants totalling 134 MW
324 plants within 100 km, 21,019 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Venice Hydro is a hydro power plant producing approximately 35 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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