United States

Santa Ana 1 — 3 MW Hydroelectric

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Santa Ana 1 is a 3 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
3 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1899

Year online

Owner
Southern California Edison Co

Operator

Location
34.15, -117.06

Coordinates

Insights

#7,091
largest in United States of America
#6,963
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#31,811
largest worldwide
1899
85 yrs older than avg
61
operated by Southern California Edison…
239
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
3 MW
Commissioned
1899
Status
Operational
Owner
Southern California Edison Co
Country
United States
Coordinates
34.145, -117.059

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
269 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
21,529 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

59
cars per year
36
homes per year
12,232
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Santa Ana 1 is a 3.2 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Southern California Edison Co since 1899.

Ranked #1042 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 3.2 MW represents 0.003% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is the Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Santa Ana 2,126.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Mountainview Generating Station (1,036.8 MW, Gas), Inland Empire Energy Center (819 MW, Gas), and Devil Canyon (276.2 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in California, approximately 60 km east of Los Angeles.

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