Mexico

El Dorado — 10 MW Biomass

Biomass Renewable Verified

El Dorado is a 10 MW biomass power plant located in Mexico. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
10 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner

Operator

Location
24.32, -107.37

Coordinates

Insights

#337
largest in %s
#741
largest %s worldwide
#24,854
largest worldwide
7
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Biomass
Capacity
10 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Country
Mexico
Coordinates
24.320, -107.368

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
12,572 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
314,309 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
230 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

2,733
cars / year
1,676
homes / year
571,471
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

El Dorado is a 9.6 MW biomass power plant in Mexico, operational since its commissioning.

Ranked #29 of 64 biomass plants in Mexico, it represents 1.3% of the country’s total biomass capacity of 736 MW. The largest biomass plant in Mexico is Ingenio San Miguel del Naranjo at 49 MW, making this facility 5.1 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Prozucar (7 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in Sinaloa, approximately 150 km from Culiacán.

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United States

El Dorado — 20 MW Hydroelectric

Hydroelectric Renewable Verified

El Dorado is a 20 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
20 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1924

Year online

Owner
El Dorado Irrigation District

Operator

Location
38.79, -120.62

Coordinates

Insights

#3,878
largest in %s
#4,424
largest %s worldwide
#19,003
largest worldwide
1924
%d yrs older than avg
1
operated by %s
143
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
20 MW
Commissioned
1924
Status
Operational
Owner
El Dorado Irrigation District
Country
United States
Coordinates
38.794, -120.619

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,682 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
134,554 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

366
cars / year
224
homes / year
76,451
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

El Dorado is a 20 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by El Dorado Irrigation District since 1924.

Ranked #487 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 20 MW represents 0.02% 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 El Dorado 340.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include White Rock/Slab Creek (266.5 MW, Hydro), Jaybird (161.6 MW, Hydro), and Camino (157.8 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in California, approximately 150 km east of Sacramento.

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